Q: Is 262,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 262,960 is a composite number.

Why is 262,960 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 262,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 38 40 76 80 95 152 173 190 304 346 380 692 760 865 1,384 1,520 1,730 2,768 3,287 3,460 6,574 6,920 13,148 13,840 16,435 26,296 32,870 52,592 65,740 131,480 and 262,960, with no remainder.

Since 262,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,960, 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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