Q: Is 276,742,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 276,742,248 is a composite number.

Why is 276,742,248 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 276,742,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 11,530,927 23,061,854 34,592,781 46,123,708 69,185,562 92,247,416 138,371,124 and 276,742,248, with no remainder.

Since 276,742,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 276,742,248, 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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