Q: Is 262,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,072 is a composite number.

Why is 262,072 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 262,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 41 47 68 82 94 136 164 188 328 376 697 799 1,394 1,598 1,927 2,788 3,196 3,854 5,576 6,392 7,708 15,416 32,759 65,518 131,036 and 262,072, with no remainder.

Since 262,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,072, 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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