Q: Is 262,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,360 is a composite number.

Why is 262,360 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 262,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 937 1,874 3,748 4,685 6,559 7,496 9,370 13,118 18,740 26,236 32,795 37,480 52,472 65,590 131,180 and 262,360, with no remainder.

Since 262,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,360, 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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