Q: Is 264,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 264,492 is a composite number.

Why is 264,492 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 264,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 31 36 54 62 79 93 108 124 158 186 237 279 316 372 474 558 711 837 948 1,116 1,422 1,674 2,133 2,449 2,844 3,348 4,266 4,898 7,347 8,532 9,796 14,694 22,041 29,388 44,082 66,123 88,164 132,246 and 264,492, with no remainder.

Since 264,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,492, 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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