Q: Is 252,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,672 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 252,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 47 48 56 64 84 94 96 112 128 141 168 188 192 224 256 282 329 336 376 384 448 564 658 672 752 768 896 987 1,128 1,316 1,344 1,504 1,792 1,974 2,256 2,632 2,688 3,008 3,948 4,512 5,264 5,376 6,016 7,896 9,024 10,528 12,032 15,792 18,048 21,056 31,584 36,096 42,112 63,168 84,224 126,336 and 252,672, with no remainder.

Since 252,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,672, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).