Q: Is 278,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 278,980 is a composite number.

Why is 278,980 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 278,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 29 37 52 58 65 74 116 130 145 148 185 260 290 370 377 481 580 740 754 962 1,073 1,508 1,885 1,924 2,146 2,405 3,770 4,292 4,810 5,365 7,540 9,620 10,730 13,949 21,460 27,898 55,796 69,745 139,490 and 278,980, with no remainder.

Since 278,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,980, 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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