Q: Is 274,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 274,872 is a composite number.

Why is 274,872 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 274,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 881 1,762 2,643 3,524 5,286 7,048 10,572 11,453 21,144 22,906 34,359 45,812 68,718 91,624 137,436 and 274,872, with no remainder.

Since 274,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,872, 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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