Q: Is 278,604 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,604 is a composite number.

Why is 278,604 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 278,604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 71 109 142 213 218 284 327 426 436 639 654 852 981 1,278 1,308 1,962 2,556 3,924 7,739 15,478 23,217 30,956 46,434 69,651 92,868 139,302 and 278,604, with no remainder.

Since 278,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,604, 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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