Q: Is 252,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,224 is a composite number.

Why is 252,224 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 252,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 224 448 563 1,126 2,252 3,941 4,504 7,882 9,008 15,764 18,016 31,528 36,032 63,056 126,112 and 252,224, with no remainder.

Since 252,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,224, 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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