Q: Is 262,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,480 is a composite number.

Why is 262,480 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 262,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 193 272 340 386 680 772 965 1,360 1,544 1,930 3,088 3,281 3,860 6,562 7,720 13,124 15,440 16,405 26,248 32,810 52,496 65,620 131,240 and 262,480, with no remainder.

Since 262,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,480, 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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