Q: Is 253,253 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 253,253 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 253,253 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 23 77 91 121 143 161 253 299 847 1,001 1,573 1,771 2,093 2,783 3,289 11,011 19,481 23,023 36,179 and 253,253, with no remainder.

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