Q: Is 279,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 279,984 is a composite number.

Why is 279,984 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 279,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 38 48 57 76 114 152 228 304 307 456 614 912 921 1,228 1,842 2,456 3,684 4,912 5,833 7,368 11,666 14,736 17,499 23,332 34,998 46,664 69,996 93,328 139,992 and 279,984, with no remainder.

Since 279,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,984, 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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