Q: Is 274,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 274,240 is a composite number.

Why is 274,240 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 274,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 857 1,714 3,428 4,285 6,856 8,570 13,712 17,140 27,424 34,280 54,848 68,560 137,120 and 274,240, with no remainder.

Since 274,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,240, 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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