Q: Is 278,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,748 is a composite number.

Why is 278,748 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 278,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 54 58 87 89 108 116 174 178 261 267 348 356 522 534 783 801 1,044 1,068 1,566 1,602 2,403 2,581 3,132 3,204 4,806 5,162 7,743 9,612 10,324 15,486 23,229 30,972 46,458 69,687 92,916 139,374 and 278,748, with no remainder.

Since 278,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,748, 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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