Q: Is 274,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 274,968 is a composite number.

Why is 274,968 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 274,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 36 38 54 57 67 72 76 108 114 134 152 171 201 216 228 268 342 402 456 513 536 603 684 804 1,026 1,206 1,273 1,368 1,608 1,809 2,052 2,412 2,546 3,618 3,819 4,104 4,824 5,092 7,236 7,638 10,184 11,457 14,472 15,276 22,914 30,552 34,371 45,828 68,742 91,656 137,484 and 274,968, with no remainder.

Since 274,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,968, 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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