Q: Is 252,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,552 is a composite number.

Why is 252,552 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 252,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 408 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,714 4,952 7,428 10,523 14,856 21,046 31,569 42,092 63,138 84,184 126,276 and 252,552, with no remainder.

Since 252,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,552, 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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