Q: Is 278,096 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,096 is a composite number.

Why is 278,096 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 278,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 52 56 91 104 112 182 191 208 364 382 728 764 1,337 1,456 1,528 2,483 2,674 3,056 4,966 5,348 9,932 10,696 17,381 19,864 21,392 34,762 39,728 69,524 139,048 and 278,096, with no remainder.

Since 278,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,096, 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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