Q: Is 260,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,520 is a composite number.

Why is 260,520 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 260,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 167 195 260 312 334 390 501 520 668 780 835 1,002 1,336 1,560 1,670 2,004 2,171 2,505 3,340 4,008 4,342 5,010 6,513 6,680 8,684 10,020 10,855 13,026 17,368 20,040 21,710 26,052 32,565 43,420 52,104 65,130 86,840 130,260 and 260,520, with no remainder.

Since 260,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,520, 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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