Q: Is 268,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,944 is a composite number.

Why is 268,944 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 268,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 312 431 624 862 1,293 1,724 2,586 3,448 5,172 5,603 6,896 10,344 11,206 16,809 20,688 22,412 33,618 44,824 67,236 89,648 134,472 and 268,944, with no remainder.

Since 268,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,944, 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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