Q: Is 261,702 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 261,702 is a composite number.

Why is 261,702 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 261,702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 31 42 62 63 67 93 126 134 186 201 217 279 402 434 469 558 603 651 938 1,206 1,302 1,407 1,953 2,077 2,814 3,906 4,154 4,221 6,231 8,442 12,462 14,539 18,693 29,078 37,386 43,617 87,234 130,851 and 261,702, with no remainder.

Since 261,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,702, 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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