Q: Is 262,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,440 is a composite number.

Why is 262,440 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 262,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 243 270 324 360 405 486 540 648 729 810 972 1,080 1,215 1,458 1,620 1,944 2,187 2,430 2,916 3,240 3,645 4,374 4,860 5,832 6,561 7,290 8,748 9,720 10,935 13,122 14,580 17,496 21,870 26,244 29,160 32,805 43,740 52,488 65,610 87,480 131,220 and 262,440, with no remainder.

Since 262,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,440, 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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