Q: Is 252,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,936 is a composite number.

Why is 252,936 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 252,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 1,171 2,342 3,513 4,684 7,026 9,368 10,539 14,052 21,078 28,104 31,617 42,156 63,234 84,312 126,468 and 252,936, with no remainder.

Since 252,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,936, 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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