Q: Is 262,890 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,890 is a composite number.

Why is 262,890 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 262,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 30 45 46 69 90 115 127 138 207 230 254 345 381 414 635 690 762 1,035 1,143 1,270 1,905 2,070 2,286 2,921 3,810 5,715 5,842 8,763 11,430 14,605 17,526 26,289 29,210 43,815 52,578 87,630 131,445 and 262,890, with no remainder.

Since 262,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,890, 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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