Q: Is 252,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,500 is a composite number.

Why is 252,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 252,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 101 125 202 250 404 500 505 625 1,010 1,250 2,020 2,500 2,525 5,050 10,100 12,625 25,250 50,500 63,125 126,250 and 252,500, with no remainder.

Since 252,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,500, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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