Q: Is 262,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,020 is a composite number.

Why is 262,020 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 262,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 397 660 794 1,191 1,588 1,985 2,382 3,970 4,367 4,764 5,955 7,940 8,734 11,910 13,101 17,468 21,835 23,820 26,202 43,670 52,404 65,505 87,340 131,010 and 262,020, with no remainder.

Since 262,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,020, 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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