Q: Is 277,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,120 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 277120 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 not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 277,118277,119277,121277,122
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 277,120:


Ask a Question