Q: Is 278,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,824 is a composite number.

Why is 278,824 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 278,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 26 28 52 56 91 104 182 364 383 728 766 1,532 2,681 3,064 4,979 5,362 9,958 10,724 19,916 21,448 34,853 39,832 69,706 139,412 and 278,824, with no remainder.

Since 278,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,824, 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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