Q: Is 254,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,072 is a composite number.

Why is 254,072 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 254,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 26 28 52 56 91 104 182 349 364 698 728 1,396 2,443 2,792 4,537 4,886 9,074 9,772 18,148 19,544 31,759 36,296 63,518 127,036 and 254,072, with no remainder.

Since 254,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,072, 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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