Q: Is 279,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,942 is a composite number.

Why is 279,942 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 279,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 37 39 74 78 97 111 194 222 291 481 582 962 1,261 1,443 2,522 2,886 3,589 3,783 7,178 7,566 10,767 21,534 46,657 93,314 139,971 and 279,942, with no remainder.

Since 279,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,942, 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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