Q: Is 252,945 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,945 is a composite number.

Why is 252,945 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 252,945 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 33 35 45 55 63 73 77 99 105 165 219 231 315 365 385 495 511 657 693 803 1,095 1,155 1,533 2,409 2,555 3,285 3,465 4,015 4,599 5,621 7,227 7,665 12,045 16,863 22,995 28,105 36,135 50,589 84,315 and 252,945, with no remainder.

Since 252,945 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,945, 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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