Q: Is 270,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 270,280 is a composite number.

Why is 270,280 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 270,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 233 290 466 580 932 1,160 1,165 1,864 2,330 4,660 6,757 9,320 13,514 27,028 33,785 54,056 67,570 135,140 and 270,280, with no remainder.

Since 270,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,280, 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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