Q: Is 252,928 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,928 is a composite number.

Why is 252,928 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 252,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 19 26 32 38 52 64 76 104 128 152 208 247 256 304 416 494 512 608 832 988 1,024 1,216 1,664 1,976 2,432 3,328 3,952 4,864 6,656 7,904 9,728 13,312 15,808 19,456 31,616 63,232 126,464 and 252,928, with no remainder.

Since 252,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,928, 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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