Q: Is 252,909 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,909 is a composite number.

Why is 252,909 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 252,909 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 19 27 29 51 57 87 153 171 261 323 459 493 513 551 783 969 1,479 1,653 2,907 4,437 4,959 8,721 9,367 13,311 14,877 28,101 84,303 and 252,909, with no remainder.

Since 252,909 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,909, 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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