Q: Is 315,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,252 is a composite number.

Why is 315,252 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 315,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 81 84 108 126 139 162 189 252 278 324 378 417 556 567 756 834 973 1,134 1,251 1,668 1,946 2,268 2,502 2,919 3,753 3,892 5,004 5,838 7,506 8,757 11,259 11,676 15,012 17,514 22,518 26,271 35,028 45,036 52,542 78,813 105,084 157,626 and 315,252, with no remainder.

Since 315,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,252, 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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