Q: Is 253,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,120 is a composite number.

Why is 253,120 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 253,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 113 140 160 224 226 280 320 448 452 560 565 791 904 1,120 1,130 1,582 1,808 2,240 2,260 3,164 3,616 3,955 4,520 6,328 7,232 7,910 9,040 12,656 15,820 18,080 25,312 31,640 36,160 50,624 63,280 126,560 and 253,120, with no remainder.

Since 253,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,120, 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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