Q: Is 264,235,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 264,235,720 is a composite number.

Why is 264,235,720 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 264,235,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 943,699 1,887,398 3,774,796 4,718,495 6,605,893 7,549,592 9,436,990 13,211,786 18,873,980 26,423,572 33,029,465 37,747,960 52,847,144 66,058,930 132,117,860 and 264,235,720, with no remainder.

Since 264,235,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,235,720, 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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