Q: Is 279,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,240 is a composite number.

Why is 279,240 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 279,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 179 195 260 312 358 390 520 537 716 780 895 1,074 1,432 1,560 1,790 2,148 2,327 2,685 3,580 4,296 4,654 5,370 6,981 7,160 9,308 10,740 11,635 13,962 18,616 21,480 23,270 27,924 34,905 46,540 55,848 69,810 93,080 139,620 and 279,240, with no remainder.

Since 279,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,240, 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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