Q: Is 252,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,450 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 252,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 17 18 22 25 27 30 33 34 45 50 51 54 55 66 75 85 90 99 102 110 135 150 153 165 170 187 198 225 255 270 275 297 306 330 374 425 450 459 495 510 550 561 594 675 765 825 850 918 935 990 1,122 1,275 1,350 1,485 1,530 1,650 1,683 1,870 2,295 2,475 2,550 2,805 2,970 3,366 3,825 4,590 4,675 4,950 5,049 5,610 7,425 7,650 8,415 9,350 10,098 11,475 14,025 14,850 16,830 22,950 25,245 28,050 42,075 50,490 84,150 126,225 and 252,450, with no remainder.

Since 252,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,450, 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).