Q: Is 278,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,960 is a composite number.

Why is 278,960 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 278,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 176 220 317 440 634 880 1,268 1,585 2,536 3,170 3,487 5,072 6,340 6,974 12,680 13,948 17,435 25,360 27,896 34,870 55,792 69,740 139,480 and 278,960, with no remainder.

Since 278,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,960, 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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