Q: Is 270,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,270 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 270,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 18 21 22 26 27 30 33 35 39 42 45 54 55 63 65 66 70 77 78 90 91 99 105 110 117 126 130 135 143 154 165 182 189 195 198 210 231 234 270 273 286 297 315 330 351 378 385 390 429 455 462 495 546 585 594 630 693 702 715 770 819 858 910 945 990 1,001 1,155 1,170 1,287 1,365 1,386 1,430 1,485 1,638 1,755 1,890 2,002 2,079 2,145 2,310 2,457 2,574 2,730 2,970 3,003 3,465 3,510 3,861 4,095 4,158 4,290 4,914 5,005 6,006 6,435 6,930 7,722 8,190 9,009 10,010 10,395 12,285 12,870 15,015 18,018 19,305 20,790 24,570 27,027 30,030 38,610 45,045 54,054 90,090 135,135 and 270,270, with no remainder.

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