Q: Is 267,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 267,540 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 267,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 49 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 98 105 130 140 147 156 182 195 196 210 245 260 273 294 343 364 390 420 455 490 546 588 637 686 735 780 910 980 1,029 1,092 1,274 1,365 1,372 1,470 1,715 1,820 1,911 2,058 2,548 2,730 2,940 3,185 3,430 3,822 4,116 4,459 5,145 5,460 6,370 6,860 7,644 8,918 9,555 10,290 12,740 13,377 17,836 19,110 20,580 22,295 26,754 38,220 44,590 53,508 66,885 89,180 133,770 and 267,540, with no remainder.

Since 267,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,540, 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).