Q: Is 253,708 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,708 is a composite number.

Why is 253,708 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 253,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 17 26 28 34 41 52 68 82 91 119 164 182 221 238 287 364 442 476 533 574 697 884 1,066 1,148 1,394 1,547 2,132 2,788 3,094 3,731 4,879 6,188 7,462 9,061 9,758 14,924 18,122 19,516 36,244 63,427 126,854 and 253,708, with no remainder.

Since 253,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,708, 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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