Q: Is 25,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 25,272 is a composite number.

Why is 25,272 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 25,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 81 104 108 117 156 162 216 234 243 312 324 351 468 486 648 702 936 972 1,053 1,404 1,944 2,106 2,808 3,159 4,212 6,318 8,424 12,636 and 25,272, with no remainder.

Since 25,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 25,272, 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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