Q: Is 252,235,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,235,872 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 252,235,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 125,117 250,234 375,351 500,468 750,702 875,819 1,000,936 1,126,053 1,501,404 1,751,638 2,001,872 2,252,106 2,627,457 3,002,808 3,503,276 4,003,744 4,504,212 5,254,914 6,005,616 7,006,552 7,882,371 9,008,424 10,509,828 12,011,232 14,013,104 15,764,742 18,016,848 21,019,656 28,026,208 31,529,484 36,033,696 42,039,312 63,058,968 84,078,624 126,117,936 and 252,235,872, with no remainder.

Since 252,235,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,235,872, 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).