Q: Is 270,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,600 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 270,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 41 44 50 55 60 66 75 82 88 100 110 120 123 132 150 164 165 200 205 220 246 264 275 300 328 330 410 440 451 492 550 600 615 660 820 825 902 984 1,025 1,100 1,230 1,320 1,353 1,640 1,650 1,804 2,050 2,200 2,255 2,460 2,706 3,075 3,300 3,608 4,100 4,510 4,920 5,412 6,150 6,600 6,765 8,200 9,020 10,824 11,275 12,300 13,530 18,040 22,550 24,600 27,060 33,825 45,100 54,120 67,650 90,200 135,300 and 270,600, with no remainder.

Since 270,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,600, 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).