Q: Is 254,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,852 is a composite number.

Why is 254,852 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 254,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 29 52 58 116 169 338 377 676 754 1,508 2,197 4,394 4,901 8,788 9,802 19,604 63,713 127,426 and 254,852, with no remainder.

Since 254,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,852, 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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