Q: Is 280,308 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 280,308 is a composite number.

Why is 280,308 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 280,308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 47 71 84 94 141 142 188 213 282 284 329 426 497 564 658 852 987 994 1,316 1,491 1,974 1,988 2,982 3,337 3,948 5,964 6,674 10,011 13,348 20,022 23,359 40,044 46,718 70,077 93,436 140,154 and 280,308, with no remainder.

Since 280,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,308, 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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