Q: Is 285,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 285,740 is a composite number.

Why is 285,740 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 285,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 52 65 70 91 130 140 157 182 260 314 364 455 628 785 910 1,099 1,570 1,820 2,041 2,198 3,140 4,082 4,396 5,495 8,164 10,205 10,990 14,287 20,410 21,980 28,574 40,820 57,148 71,435 142,870 and 285,740, with no remainder.

Since 285,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 285,740, 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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