Q: Is 253,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,240 is a composite number.

Why is 253,240 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 253,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 260 487 520 974 1,948 2,435 3,896 4,870 6,331 9,740 12,662 19,480 25,324 31,655 50,648 63,310 126,620 and 253,240, with no remainder.

Since 253,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,240, 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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