Q: Is 253,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,456 is a composite number.

Why is 253,456 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 253,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 31 56 62 73 112 124 146 217 248 292 434 496 511 584 868 1,022 1,168 1,736 2,044 2,263 3,472 4,088 4,526 8,176 9,052 15,841 18,104 31,682 36,208 63,364 126,728 and 253,456, with no remainder.

Since 253,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,456, 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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