Q: Is 279,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,744 is a composite number.

Why is 279,744 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 279,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 32 47 48 62 64 93 94 96 124 141 186 188 192 248 282 372 376 496 564 744 752 992 1,128 1,457 1,488 1,504 1,984 2,256 2,914 2,976 3,008 4,371 4,512 5,828 5,952 8,742 9,024 11,656 17,484 23,312 34,968 46,624 69,936 93,248 139,872 and 279,744, with no remainder.

Since 279,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,744, 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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