Q: Is 260,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,232 is a composite number.

Why is 260,232 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 260,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 1,549 3,098 4,647 6,196 9,294 10,843 12,392 18,588 21,686 32,529 37,176 43,372 65,058 86,744 130,116 and 260,232, with no remainder.

Since 260,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,232, 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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