Q: Is 260,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,988 is a composite number.

Why is 260,988 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 260,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 156 182 239 273 364 478 546 717 956 1,092 1,434 1,673 2,868 3,107 3,346 5,019 6,214 6,692 9,321 10,038 12,428 18,642 20,076 21,749 37,284 43,498 65,247 86,996 130,494 and 260,988, with no remainder.

Since 260,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,988, 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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