Q: Is 251,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 251,520 is a composite number.

Why is 251,520 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 251,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 131 160 192 240 262 320 384 393 480 524 640 655 786 960 1,048 1,310 1,572 1,920 1,965 2,096 2,620 3,144 3,930 4,192 5,240 6,288 7,860 8,384 10,480 12,576 15,720 16,768 20,960 25,152 31,440 41,920 50,304 62,880 83,840 125,760 and 251,520, with no remainder.

Since 251,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 251,520, 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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