Q: Is 260,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,280 is a composite number.

Why is 260,280 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 260,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 241 270 360 482 540 723 964 1,080 1,205 1,446 1,928 2,169 2,410 2,892 3,615 4,338 4,820 5,784 6,507 7,230 8,676 9,640 10,845 13,014 14,460 17,352 21,690 26,028 28,920 32,535 43,380 52,056 65,070 86,760 130,140 and 260,280, with no remainder.

Since 260,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,280, 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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