Q: Is 252,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,736 is a composite number.

Why is 252,736 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 252,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 176 352 359 704 718 1,436 2,872 3,949 5,744 7,898 11,488 15,796 22,976 31,592 63,184 126,368 and 252,736, with no remainder.

Since 252,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,736, 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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