Q: Is 280,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 280,908 is a composite number.

Why is 280,908 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 280,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 81 102 108 153 162 204 243 289 306 324 459 486 578 612 867 918 972 1,156 1,377 1,734 1,836 2,601 2,754 3,468 4,131 5,202 5,508 7,803 8,262 10,404 15,606 16,524 23,409 31,212 46,818 70,227 93,636 140,454 and 280,908, with no remainder.

Since 280,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,908, 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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