Q: Is 260,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,960 is a composite number.

Why is 260,960 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 260,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 224 233 280 466 560 932 1,120 1,165 1,631 1,864 2,330 3,262 3,728 4,660 6,524 7,456 8,155 9,320 13,048 16,310 18,640 26,096 32,620 37,280 52,192 65,240 130,480 and 260,960, with no remainder.

Since 260,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,960, 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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