Q: Is 270,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,144 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 270,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 67 72 84 96 112 126 134 144 168 192 201 224 252 268 288 336 402 448 469 504 536 576 603 672 804 938 1,008 1,072 1,206 1,344 1,407 1,608 1,876 2,016 2,144 2,412 2,814 3,216 3,752 4,032 4,221 4,288 4,824 5,628 6,432 7,504 8,442 9,648 11,256 12,864 15,008 16,884 19,296 22,512 30,016 33,768 38,592 45,024 67,536 90,048 135,072 and 270,144, with no remainder.

Since 270,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,144, 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).