Q: Is 262,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,240 is a composite number.

Why is 262,240 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 262,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 80 88 110 149 160 176 220 298 352 440 596 745 880 1,192 1,490 1,639 1,760 2,384 2,980 3,278 4,768 5,960 6,556 8,195 11,920 13,112 16,390 23,840 26,224 32,780 52,448 65,560 131,120 and 262,240, with no remainder.

Since 262,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,240, 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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