Q: Is 268,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,840 is a composite number.

Why is 268,840 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 268,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 26 40 44 47 52 55 65 88 94 104 110 130 143 188 220 235 260 286 376 440 470 517 520 572 611 715 940 1,034 1,144 1,222 1,430 1,880 2,068 2,444 2,585 2,860 3,055 4,136 4,888 5,170 5,720 6,110 6,721 10,340 12,220 13,442 20,680 24,440 26,884 33,605 53,768 67,210 134,420 and 268,840, with no remainder.

Since 268,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,840, 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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