Q: Is 262,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,860 is a composite number.

Why is 262,860 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 262,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 195 260 337 390 674 780 1,011 1,348 1,685 2,022 3,370 4,044 4,381 5,055 6,740 8,762 10,110 13,143 17,524 20,220 21,905 26,286 43,810 52,572 65,715 87,620 131,430 and 262,860, with no remainder.

Since 262,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,860, 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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