Q: Is 262,208 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,208 is a composite number.

Why is 262,208 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 262,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 136 241 272 482 544 964 1,088 1,928 3,856 4,097 7,712 8,194 15,424 16,388 32,776 65,552 131,104 and 262,208, with no remainder.

Since 262,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,208, 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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