Q: Is 189,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,252 is a composite number.

Why is 189,252 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 189,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 751 1,502 2,253 3,004 4,506 5,257 6,759 9,012 10,514 13,518 15,771 21,028 27,036 31,542 47,313 63,084 94,626 and 189,252, with no remainder.

Since 189,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,252, 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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