Q: Is 277,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 277,120 is a composite number.

Why is 277,120 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 277,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 433 640 866 1,732 2,165 3,464 4,330 6,928 8,660 13,856 17,320 27,712 34,640 55,424 69,280 138,560 and 277,120, with no remainder.

Since 277,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,120, 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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