Q: Is 278,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,008 is a composite number.

Why is 278,008 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 278,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 31 38 59 62 76 118 124 152 236 248 472 589 1,121 1,178 1,829 2,242 2,356 3,658 4,484 4,712 7,316 8,968 14,632 34,751 69,502 139,004 and 278,008, with no remainder.

Since 278,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,008, 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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