Q: Is 252,668 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,668 is a composite number.

Why is 252,668 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 252,668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 43 52 86 113 172 226 452 559 1,118 1,469 2,236 2,938 4,859 5,876 9,718 19,436 63,167 126,334 and 252,668, with no remainder.

Since 252,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,668, 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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