Q: Is 278,304 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,304 is a composite number.

Why is 278,304 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 278,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 156 208 223 312 416 446 624 669 892 1,248 1,338 1,784 2,676 2,899 3,568 5,352 5,798 7,136 8,697 10,704 11,596 17,394 21,408 23,192 34,788 46,384 69,576 92,768 139,152 and 278,304, with no remainder.

Since 278,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,304, 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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