Q: Is 268,752 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,752 is a composite number.

Why is 268,752 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 268,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 176 264 509 528 1,018 1,527 2,036 3,054 4,072 5,599 6,108 8,144 11,198 12,216 16,797 22,396 24,432 33,594 44,792 67,188 89,584 134,376 and 268,752, with no remainder.

Since 268,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,752, 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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