Q: Is 270,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,108 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 270,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 61 82 108 122 123 164 183 244 246 366 369 492 549 732 738 1,098 1,107 1,476 1,647 2,196 2,214 2,501 3,294 4,428 5,002 6,588 7,503 10,004 15,006 22,509 30,012 45,018 67,527 90,036 135,054 and 270,108, with no remainder.

Since 270,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,108, 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).