Q: Is 260,262 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,262 is a composite number.

Why is 260,262 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 260,262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 761 1,522 2,283 4,566 6,849 13,698 14,459 28,918 43,377 86,754 130,131 and 260,262, with no remainder.

Since 260,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,262, 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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