Q: Is 279,104 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,104 is a composite number.

Why is 279,104 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 279,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 64 89 98 112 178 196 224 356 392 448 623 712 784 1,246 1,424 1,568 2,492 2,848 3,136 4,361 4,984 5,696 8,722 9,968 17,444 19,936 34,888 39,872 69,776 139,552 and 279,104, with no remainder.

Since 279,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,104, 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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