Q: Is 265,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 265,872 is a composite number.

Why is 265,872 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 265,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 48 58 87 116 174 191 232 348 382 464 573 696 764 1,146 1,392 1,528 2,292 3,056 4,584 5,539 9,168 11,078 16,617 22,156 33,234 44,312 66,468 88,624 132,936 and 265,872, with no remainder.

Since 265,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,872, 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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