Q: Is 260,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,040 is a composite number.

Why is 260,040 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 260,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 197 220 264 330 394 440 591 660 788 985 1,182 1,320 1,576 1,970 2,167 2,364 2,955 3,940 4,334 4,728 5,910 6,501 7,880 8,668 10,835 11,820 13,002 17,336 21,670 23,640 26,004 32,505 43,340 52,008 65,010 86,680 130,020 and 260,040, with no remainder.

Since 260,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,040, 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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