Q: Is 279,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,672 is a composite number.

Why is 279,672 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 279,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 86 129 172 258 271 344 516 542 813 1,032 1,084 1,626 2,168 3,252 6,504 11,653 23,306 34,959 46,612 69,918 93,224 139,836 and 279,672, with no remainder.

Since 279,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,672, 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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