Q: Is 268,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,140 is a composite number.

Why is 268,140 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 268,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 41 60 82 109 123 164 205 218 246 327 410 436 492 545 615 654 820 1,090 1,230 1,308 1,635 2,180 2,460 3,270 4,469 6,540 8,938 13,407 17,876 22,345 26,814 44,690 53,628 67,035 89,380 134,070 and 268,140, with no remainder.

Since 268,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,140, 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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