Q: Is 252,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,824 is a composite number.

Why is 252,824 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 252,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 17 22 26 34 44 52 68 88 104 136 143 169 187 221 286 338 374 442 572 676 748 884 1,144 1,352 1,496 1,768 1,859 2,431 2,873 3,718 4,862 5,746 7,436 9,724 11,492 14,872 19,448 22,984 31,603 63,206 126,412 and 252,824, with no remainder.

Since 252,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,824, 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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