Q: Is 266,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 266,420 is a composite number.

Why is 266,420 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 266,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 55 70 77 110 140 154 173 220 308 346 385 692 770 865 1,211 1,540 1,730 1,903 2,422 3,460 3,806 4,844 6,055 7,612 9,515 12,110 13,321 19,030 24,220 26,642 38,060 53,284 66,605 133,210 and 266,420, with no remainder.

Since 266,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,420, 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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