Q: Is 266,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 266,940 is a composite number.

Why is 266,940 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 266,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,483 2,966 4,449 5,932 7,415 8,898 13,347 14,830 17,796 22,245 26,694 29,660 44,490 53,388 66,735 88,980 133,470 and 266,940, with no remainder.

Since 266,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,940, 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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