Q: Is 278,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,168 is a composite number.

Why is 278,168 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 278,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 29 44 58 88 109 116 218 232 319 436 638 872 1,199 1,276 2,398 2,552 3,161 4,796 6,322 9,592 12,644 25,288 34,771 69,542 139,084 and 278,168, with no remainder.

Since 278,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,168, 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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