Q: Is 260,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,424 is a composite number.

Why is 260,424 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 260,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 3,617 7,234 10,851 14,468 21,702 28,936 32,553 43,404 65,106 86,808 130,212 and 260,424, with no remainder.

Since 260,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,424, 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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