Q: Is 265,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 265,740 is a composite number.

Why is 265,740 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 265,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 43 60 86 103 129 172 206 215 258 309 412 430 515 516 618 645 860 1,030 1,236 1,290 1,545 2,060 2,580 3,090 4,429 6,180 8,858 13,287 17,716 22,145 26,574 44,290 53,148 66,435 88,580 132,870 and 265,740, with no remainder.

Since 265,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,740, 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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