Q: Is 252,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,456 is a composite number.

Why is 252,456 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 252,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 67 134 157 201 268 314 402 471 536 628 804 942 1,256 1,608 1,884 3,768 10,519 21,038 31,557 42,076 63,114 84,152 126,228 and 252,456, with no remainder.

Since 252,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,456, 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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