Q: Is 270,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 270,272 is a composite number.

Why is 270,272 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 270,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 41 64 82 103 164 206 328 412 656 824 1,312 1,648 2,624 3,296 4,223 6,592 8,446 16,892 33,784 67,568 135,136 and 270,272, with no remainder.

Since 270,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,272, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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