Q: Is 260,442 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,442 is a composite number.

Why is 260,442 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 260,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 53 54 63 78 91 106 117 126 159 182 189 234 273 318 351 371 378 477 546 689 702 742 819 954 1,113 1,378 1,431 1,638 2,067 2,226 2,457 2,862 3,339 4,134 4,823 4,914 6,201 6,678 9,646 10,017 12,402 14,469 18,603 20,034 28,938 37,206 43,407 86,814 130,221 and 260,442, with no remainder.

Since 260,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,442, 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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