Q: Is 252,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,900 is a composite number.

Why is 252,900 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 252,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 281 300 450 562 843 900 1,124 1,405 1,686 2,529 2,810 3,372 4,215 5,058 5,620 7,025 8,430 10,116 12,645 14,050 16,860 21,075 25,290 28,100 42,150 50,580 63,225 84,300 126,450 and 252,900, with no remainder.

Since 252,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,900, 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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