Q: Is 272,964 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,964 is a composite number.

Why is 272,964 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 272,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 43 46 69 86 92 129 138 172 258 276 516 529 989 1,058 1,587 1,978 2,116 2,967 3,174 3,956 5,934 6,348 11,868 22,747 45,494 68,241 90,988 136,482 and 272,964, with no remainder.

Since 272,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,964, 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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