Q: Is 525,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 525,252 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 525,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 37 39 42 52 74 78 84 91 111 148 156 169 182 222 259 273 338 364 444 481 507 518 546 676 777 962 1,014 1,036 1,092 1,183 1,443 1,554 1,924 2,028 2,366 2,886 3,108 3,367 3,549 4,732 5,772 6,253 6,734 7,098 10,101 12,506 13,468 14,196 18,759 20,202 25,012 37,518 40,404 43,771 75,036 87,542 131,313 175,084 262,626 and 525,252, with no remainder.

Since 525,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 525,252, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).