Q: Is 270,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,000 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 270,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 90 100 108 120 125 135 144 150 180 200 216 225 240 250 270 300 360 375 400 432 450 500 540 600 625 675 720 750 900 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,200 1,250 1,350 1,500 1,800 1,875 2,000 2,160 2,250 2,500 2,700 3,000 3,375 3,600 3,750 4,500 5,000 5,400 5,625 6,000 6,750 7,500 9,000 10,000 10,800 11,250 13,500 15,000 16,875 18,000 22,500 27,000 30,000 33,750 45,000 54,000 67,500 90,000 135,000 and 270,000, with no remainder.

Since 270,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,000, 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).