Q: Is 262,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,152 is a composite number.

Why is 262,152 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 262,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 264 331 396 662 792 993 1,324 1,986 2,648 2,979 3,641 3,972 5,958 7,282 7,944 10,923 11,916 14,564 21,846 23,832 29,128 32,769 43,692 65,538 87,384 131,076 and 262,152, with no remainder.

Since 262,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,152, 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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