Q: Is 262,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,740 is a composite number.

Why is 262,740 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 262,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 145 151 174 290 302 348 435 453 580 604 755 870 906 1,510 1,740 1,812 2,265 3,020 4,379 4,530 8,758 9,060 13,137 17,516 21,895 26,274 43,790 52,548 65,685 87,580 131,370 and 262,740, with no remainder.

Since 262,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,740, 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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