Q: Is 278,730 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,730 is a composite number.

Why is 278,730 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 278,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 30 38 45 57 90 95 114 163 171 190 285 326 342 489 570 815 855 978 1,467 1,630 1,710 2,445 2,934 3,097 4,890 6,194 7,335 9,291 14,670 15,485 18,582 27,873 30,970 46,455 55,746 92,910 139,365 and 278,730, with no remainder.

Since 278,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,730, 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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