Q: Is 262,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,260 is a composite number.

Why is 262,260 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 262,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 31 36 45 47 60 62 90 93 94 124 141 155 180 186 188 235 279 282 310 372 423 465 470 558 564 620 705 846 930 940 1,116 1,395 1,410 1,457 1,692 1,860 2,115 2,790 2,820 2,914 4,230 4,371 5,580 5,828 7,285 8,460 8,742 13,113 14,570 17,484 21,855 26,226 29,140 43,710 52,452 65,565 87,420 131,130 and 262,260, with no remainder.

Since 262,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,260, 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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