Q: Is 278,740 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 278,740 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 278,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 55 70 77 110 140 154 181 220 308 362 385 724 770 905 1,267 1,540 1,810 1,991 2,534 3,620 3,982 5,068 6,335 7,964 9,955 12,670 13,937 19,910 25,340 27,874 39,820 55,748 69,685 139,370 and 278,740, with no remainder.

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