Q: Is 261,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 261,972 is a composite number.

Why is 261,972 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 261,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 114 171 228 342 383 684 766 1,149 1,532 2,298 3,447 4,596 6,894 7,277 13,788 14,554 21,831 29,108 43,662 65,493 87,324 130,986 and 261,972, with no remainder.

Since 261,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,972, 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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