Q: Is 272,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,874 is a composite number.

Why is 272,874 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 272,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 73 89 146 178 219 267 438 511 534 623 1,022 1,246 1,533 1,869 3,066 3,738 6,497 12,994 19,491 38,982 45,479 90,958 136,437 and 272,874, with no remainder.

Since 272,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,874, 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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