Q: Is 288,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 288,252 is a composite number.

Why is 288,252 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 288,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 102 108 153 157 204 306 314 459 471 612 628 918 942 1,413 1,836 1,884 2,669 2,826 4,239 5,338 5,652 8,007 8,478 10,676 16,014 16,956 24,021 32,028 48,042 72,063 96,084 144,126 and 288,252, with no remainder.

Since 288,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 288,252, 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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