Q: Is 271,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 271,080 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 271,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 251 270 360 502 540 753 1,004 1,080 1,255 1,506 2,008 2,259 2,510 3,012 3,765 4,518 5,020 6,024 6,777 7,530 9,036 10,040 11,295 13,554 15,060 18,072 22,590 27,108 30,120 33,885 45,180 54,216 67,770 90,360 135,540 and 271,080, with no remainder.

Since 271,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,080, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).