Q: Is 278,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,920 is a composite number.

Why is 278,920 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 278,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 152 190 367 380 734 760 1,468 1,835 2,936 3,670 6,973 7,340 13,946 14,680 27,892 34,865 55,784 69,730 139,460 and 278,920, with no remainder.

Since 278,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,920, 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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