Q: Is 260,006,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,006,142 is a composite number.

Why is 260,006,142 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 260,006,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 229 458 687 1,374 2,519 5,038 7,557 15,114 17,203 34,406 51,609 103,218 189,233 378,466 567,699 1,135,398 3,939,487 7,878,974 11,818,461 23,636,922 43,334,357 86,668,714 130,003,071 and 260,006,142, with no remainder.

Since 260,006,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,006,142, 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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