Q: Is 278,922 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,922 is a composite number.

Why is 278,922 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 278,922 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 203 229 406 458 609 687 1,218 1,374 1,603 3,206 4,809 6,641 9,618 13,282 19,923 39,846 46,487 92,974 139,461 and 278,922, with no remainder.

Since 278,922 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,922, 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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