Q: Is 260,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,072 is a composite number.

Why is 260,072 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 260,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 29 38 58 59 76 116 118 152 232 236 472 551 1,102 1,121 1,711 2,204 2,242 3,422 4,408 4,484 6,844 8,968 13,688 32,509 65,018 130,036 and 260,072, with no remainder.

Since 260,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,072, 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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