Q: Is 252,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,760 is a composite number.

Why is 252,760 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 252,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 71 89 142 178 284 355 356 445 568 710 712 890 1,420 1,780 2,840 3,560 6,319 12,638 25,276 31,595 50,552 63,190 126,380 and 252,760, with no remainder.

Since 252,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,760, 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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