Q: Is 252,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,200 is a composite number.

Why is 252,200 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 252,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 97 100 104 130 194 200 260 325 388 485 520 650 776 970 1,261 1,300 1,940 2,425 2,522 2,600 3,880 4,850 5,044 6,305 9,700 10,088 12,610 19,400 25,220 31,525 50,440 63,050 126,100 and 252,200, with no remainder.

Since 252,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,200, 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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