Q: Is 275,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 275,840 is a composite number.

Why is 275,840 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 275,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 431 640 862 1,724 2,155 3,448 4,310 6,896 8,620 13,792 17,240 27,584 34,480 55,168 68,960 137,920 and 275,840, with no remainder.

Since 275,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 275,840, 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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