Q: Is 255,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 255,672 is a composite number.

Why is 255,672 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 255,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 53 67 72 106 134 159 201 212 268 318 402 424 477 536 603 636 804 954 1,206 1,272 1,608 1,908 2,412 3,551 3,816 4,824 7,102 10,653 14,204 21,306 28,408 31,959 42,612 63,918 85,224 127,836 and 255,672, with no remainder.

Since 255,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,672, 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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