Q: Is 260,420,798 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,420,798 is a composite number.

Why is 260,420,798 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 260,420,798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 242 1,331 2,662 97,829 195,658 1,076,119 2,152,238 11,837,309 23,674,618 130,210,399 and 260,420,798, with no remainder.

Since 260,420,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,420,798, 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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