Q: Is 253,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,152 is a composite number.

Why is 253,152 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 253,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 108 144 216 288 293 432 586 864 879 1,172 1,758 2,344 2,637 3,516 4,688 5,274 7,032 7,911 9,376 10,548 14,064 15,822 21,096 28,128 31,644 42,192 63,288 84,384 126,576 and 253,152, with no remainder.

Since 253,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,152, 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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