Q: Is 252,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,072 is a composite number.

Why is 252,072 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 252,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 324 389 648 778 1,167 1,556 2,334 3,112 3,501 4,668 7,002 9,336 10,503 14,004 21,006 28,008 31,509 42,012 63,018 84,024 126,036 and 252,072, with no remainder.

Since 252,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,072, 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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