Q: Is 252,440,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,440,740 is a composite number.

Why is 252,440,740 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 252,440,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 251 502 1,004 1,255 2,510 5,020 50,287 100,574 201,148 251,435 502,870 1,005,740 12,622,037 25,244,074 50,488,148 63,110,185 126,220,370 and 252,440,740, with no remainder.

Since 252,440,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,440,740, 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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