Q: Is 252,576 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,576 is a composite number.

Why is 252,576 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 252,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 877 1,754 2,631 3,508 5,262 7,016 7,893 10,524 14,032 15,786 21,048 28,064 31,572 42,096 63,144 84,192 126,288 and 252,576, with no remainder.

Since 252,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,576, 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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