Q: Is 262,570 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,570 is a composite number.

Why is 262,570 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 262,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 31 35 55 62 70 77 110 121 154 155 217 242 310 341 385 434 605 682 770 847 1,085 1,210 1,694 1,705 2,170 2,387 3,410 3,751 4,235 4,774 7,502 8,470 11,935 18,755 23,870 26,257 37,510 52,514 131,285 and 262,570, with no remainder.

Since 262,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,570, 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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