Q: Is 252,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,472 is a composite number.

Why is 252,472 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 252,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 44 76 88 151 152 209 302 418 604 836 1,208 1,661 1,672 2,869 3,322 5,738 6,644 11,476 13,288 22,952 31,559 63,118 126,236 and 252,472, with no remainder.

Since 252,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,472, 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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