Q: Is 278,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,496 is a composite number.

Why is 278,496 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 278,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 967 1,934 2,901 3,868 5,802 7,736 8,703 11,604 15,472 17,406 23,208 30,944 34,812 46,416 69,624 92,832 139,248 and 278,496, with no remainder.

Since 278,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,496, 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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