Q: Is 252,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,480 is a composite number.

Why is 252,480 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 252,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 263 320 480 526 789 960 1,052 1,315 1,578 2,104 2,630 3,156 3,945 4,208 5,260 6,312 7,890 8,416 10,520 12,624 15,780 16,832 21,040 25,248 31,560 42,080 50,496 63,120 84,160 126,240 and 252,480, with no remainder.

Since 252,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,480, 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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