Q: Is 278,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,976 is a composite number.

Why is 278,976 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 278,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 1,453 2,906 4,359 5,812 8,718 11,624 17,436 23,248 34,872 46,496 69,744 92,992 139,488 and 278,976, with no remainder.

Since 278,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,976, 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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