Q: Is 252,448 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,448 is a composite number.

Why is 252,448 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 252,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 32 46 49 56 92 98 112 161 184 196 224 322 343 368 392 644 686 736 784 1,127 1,288 1,372 1,568 2,254 2,576 2,744 4,508 5,152 5,488 7,889 9,016 10,976 15,778 18,032 31,556 36,064 63,112 126,224 and 252,448, with no remainder.

Since 252,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,448, 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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