Q: Is 251,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 251,988 is a composite number.

Why is 251,988 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 251,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 23 33 44 46 66 69 83 92 132 138 166 249 253 276 332 498 506 759 913 996 1,012 1,518 1,826 1,909 2,739 3,036 3,652 3,818 5,478 5,727 7,636 10,956 11,454 20,999 22,908 41,998 62,997 83,996 125,994 and 251,988, with no remainder.

Since 251,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 251,988, 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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