Q: Is 271,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,872 is a composite number.

Why is 271,872 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 271,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 59 64 72 96 118 128 144 177 192 236 256 288 354 384 472 512 531 576 708 768 944 1,062 1,152 1,416 1,536 1,888 2,124 2,304 2,832 3,776 4,248 4,608 5,664 7,552 8,496 11,328 15,104 16,992 22,656 30,208 33,984 45,312 67,968 90,624 135,936 and 271,872, with no remainder.

Since 271,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,872, 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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