Q: Is 278,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,760 is a composite number.

Why is 278,760 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 278,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 101 115 120 138 184 202 230 276 303 345 404 460 505 552 606 690 808 920 1,010 1,212 1,380 1,515 2,020 2,323 2,424 2,760 3,030 4,040 4,646 6,060 6,969 9,292 11,615 12,120 13,938 18,584 23,230 27,876 34,845 46,460 55,752 69,690 92,920 139,380 and 278,760, with no remainder.

Since 278,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,760, 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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