Q: Is 278,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,432 is a composite number.

Why is 278,432 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 278,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 77 88 112 113 154 176 224 226 308 352 452 616 791 904 1,232 1,243 1,582 1,808 2,464 2,486 3,164 3,616 4,972 6,328 8,701 9,944 12,656 17,402 19,888 25,312 34,804 39,776 69,608 139,216 and 278,432, with no remainder.

Since 278,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,432, 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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