Q: Is 252,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,724 is a composite number.

Why is 252,724 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 252,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 41 46 67 82 92 134 164 268 943 1,541 1,886 2,747 3,082 3,772 5,494 6,164 10,988 63,181 126,362 and 252,724, with no remainder.

Since 252,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,724, 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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