Q: Is 252,046,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,046,272 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 252,046,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 227 454 681 908 1,362 1,816 2,724 3,632 5,448 5,783 7,264 10,896 11,566 14,528 17,349 21,792 23,132 34,698 43,584 46,264 69,396 92,528 138,792 185,056 277,584 370,112 555,168 1,110,336 1,312,741 2,625,482 3,938,223 5,250,964 7,876,446 10,501,928 15,752,892 21,003,856 31,505,784 42,007,712 63,011,568 84,015,424 126,023,136 and 252,046,272, with no remainder.

Since 252,046,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,046,272, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).