Q: Is 252,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,252 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 252,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 26 28 33 36 39 42 44 49 52 63 66 77 78 84 91 98 99 117 126 132 143 147 154 156 182 196 198 231 234 252 273 286 294 308 364 396 429 441 462 468 539 546 572 588 637 693 819 858 882 924 1,001 1,078 1,092 1,274 1,287 1,386 1,617 1,638 1,716 1,764 1,911 2,002 2,156 2,548 2,574 2,772 3,003 3,234 3,276 3,822 4,004 4,851 5,148 5,733 6,006 6,468 7,007 7,644 9,009 9,702 11,466 12,012 14,014 18,018 19,404 21,021 22,932 28,028 36,036 42,042 63,063 84,084 126,126 and 252,252, with no remainder.

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