Q: Is 271,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,400 is a composite number.

Why is 271,400 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 271,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 40 46 50 59 92 100 115 118 184 200 230 236 295 460 472 575 590 920 1,150 1,180 1,357 1,475 2,300 2,360 2,714 2,950 4,600 5,428 5,900 6,785 10,856 11,800 13,570 27,140 33,925 54,280 67,850 135,700 and 271,400, with no remainder.

Since 271,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,400, 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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