Q: Is 262,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,880 is a composite number.

Why is 262,880 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 262,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 53 62 80 106 124 155 160 212 248 265 310 424 496 530 620 848 992 1,060 1,240 1,643 1,696 2,120 2,480 3,286 4,240 4,960 6,572 8,215 8,480 13,144 16,430 26,288 32,860 52,576 65,720 131,440 and 262,880, with no remainder.

Since 262,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,880, 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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