Q: Is 262,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,728 is a composite number.

Why is 262,728 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 262,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 41 72 82 89 123 164 178 246 267 328 356 369 492 534 712 738 801 984 1,068 1,476 1,602 2,136 2,952 3,204 3,649 6,408 7,298 10,947 14,596 21,894 29,192 32,841 43,788 65,682 87,576 131,364 and 262,728, with no remainder.

Since 262,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,728, 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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