Q: Is 252,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,520 is a composite number.

Why is 252,520 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 252,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 107 118 214 236 295 428 472 535 590 856 1,070 1,180 2,140 2,360 4,280 6,313 12,626 25,252 31,565 50,504 63,130 126,260 and 252,520, with no remainder.

Since 252,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,520, 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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