Q: Is 271,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 271,440 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 271,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 29 30 36 39 40 45 48 52 58 60 65 72 78 80 87 90 104 116 117 120 130 144 145 156 174 180 195 208 232 234 240 260 261 290 312 348 360 377 390 435 464 468 520 522 580 585 624 696 720 754 780 870 936 1,040 1,044 1,131 1,160 1,170 1,305 1,392 1,508 1,560 1,740 1,872 1,885 2,088 2,262 2,320 2,340 2,610 3,016 3,120 3,393 3,480 3,770 4,176 4,524 4,680 5,220 5,655 6,032 6,786 6,960 7,540 9,048 9,360 10,440 11,310 13,572 15,080 16,965 18,096 20,880 22,620 27,144 30,160 33,930 45,240 54,288 67,860 90,480 135,720 and 271,440, with no remainder.

Since 271,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,440, 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).