Q: Is 254,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,952 is a composite number.

Why is 254,952 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 254,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 3,541 7,082 10,623 14,164 21,246 28,328 31,869 42,492 63,738 84,984 127,476 and 254,952, with no remainder.

Since 254,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,952, 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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