Q: Is 262,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,704 is a composite number.

Why is 262,704 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 262,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 312 421 624 842 1,263 1,684 2,526 3,368 5,052 5,473 6,736 10,104 10,946 16,419 20,208 21,892 32,838 43,784 65,676 87,568 131,352 and 262,704, with no remainder.

Since 262,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,704, 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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