Q: Is 270,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,720 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 270,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 47 48 60 64 72 80 90 94 96 120 128 141 144 160 180 188 192 235 240 282 288 320 360 376 384 423 470 480 564 576 640 705 720 752 846 940 960 1,128 1,152 1,410 1,440 1,504 1,692 1,880 1,920 2,115 2,256 2,820 2,880 3,008 3,384 3,760 4,230 4,512 5,640 5,760 6,016 6,768 7,520 8,460 9,024 11,280 13,536 15,040 16,920 18,048 22,560 27,072 30,080 33,840 45,120 54,144 67,680 90,240 135,360 and 270,720, with no remainder.

Since 270,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,720, 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).