Q: Is 260,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,236 is a composite number.

Why is 260,236 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 260,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 43 68 86 89 172 178 356 731 1,462 1,513 2,924 3,026 3,827 6,052 7,654 15,308 65,059 130,118 and 260,236, with no remainder.

Since 260,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,236, 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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