Q: Is 278,487,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,487,740 is a composite number.

Why is 278,487,740 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 278,487,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 797 1,594 3,188 3,985 7,970 15,940 17,471 34,942 69,884 87,355 174,710 349,420 13,924,387 27,848,774 55,697,548 69,621,935 139,243,870 and 278,487,740, with no remainder.

Since 278,487,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,487,740, 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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