Q: Is 280,122,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 280,122,872 is a composite number.

Why is 280,122,872 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 280,122,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 89 136 178 356 712 1,513 3,026 6,052 12,104 23,143 46,286 92,572 185,144 393,431 786,862 1,573,724 2,059,727 3,147,448 4,119,454 8,238,908 16,477,816 35,015,359 70,030,718 140,061,436 and 280,122,872, with no remainder.

Since 280,122,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,122,872, 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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