Q: Is 253,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,960 is a composite number.

Why is 253,960 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 253,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 907 1,814 3,628 4,535 6,349 7,256 9,070 12,698 18,140 25,396 31,745 36,280 50,792 63,490 126,980 and 253,960, with no remainder.

Since 253,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,960, 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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