Q: Is 262,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,140 is a composite number.

Why is 262,140 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 262,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 170 204 255 257 340 510 514 771 1,020 1,028 1,285 1,542 2,570 3,084 3,855 4,369 5,140 7,710 8,738 13,107 15,420 17,476 21,845 26,214 43,690 52,428 65,535 87,380 131,070 and 262,140, with no remainder.

Since 262,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,140, 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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