Q: Is 254,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,472 is a composite number.

Why is 254,472 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 254,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 461 552 922 1,383 1,844 2,766 3,688 5,532 10,603 11,064 21,206 31,809 42,412 63,618 84,824 127,236 and 254,472, with no remainder.

Since 254,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,472, 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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