Q: Is 260,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,000 is a composite number.

Why is 260,000 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 260,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 125 130 160 200 208 250 260 325 400 416 500 520 625 650 800 1,000 1,040 1,250 1,300 1,625 2,000 2,080 2,500 2,600 3,250 4,000 5,000 5,200 6,500 8,125 10,000 10,400 13,000 16,250 20,000 26,000 32,500 52,000 65,000 130,000 and 260,000, with no remainder.

Since 260,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,000, 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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