Q: Is 279,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,120 is a composite number.

Why is 279,120 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 279,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 1,163 2,326 3,489 4,652 5,815 6,978 9,304 11,630 13,956 17,445 18,608 23,260 27,912 34,890 46,520 55,824 69,780 93,040 139,560 and 279,120, with no remainder.

Since 279,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,120, 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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