Q: Is 253,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,552 is a composite number.

Why is 253,552 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 253,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 23 26 46 52 53 92 104 106 184 208 212 299 368 424 598 689 848 1,196 1,219 1,378 2,392 2,438 2,756 4,784 4,876 5,512 9,752 11,024 15,847 19,504 31,694 63,388 126,776 and 253,552, with no remainder.

Since 253,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,552, 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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