Q: Is 252,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,340 is a composite number.

Why is 252,340 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 252,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 31 37 44 55 62 74 110 124 148 155 185 220 310 341 370 407 620 682 740 814 1,147 1,364 1,628 1,705 2,035 2,294 3,410 4,070 4,588 5,735 6,820 8,140 11,470 12,617 22,940 25,234 50,468 63,085 126,170 and 252,340, with no remainder.

Since 252,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,340, 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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