Q: Is 270,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,864 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 270,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 19 22 24 27 33 36 38 44 48 54 57 66 72 76 81 88 99 108 114 132 144 152 162 171 176 198 209 216 228 264 297 304 324 342 396 418 432 456 513 528 594 627 648 684 792 836 891 912 1,026 1,188 1,254 1,296 1,368 1,539 1,584 1,672 1,782 1,881 2,052 2,376 2,508 2,736 3,078 3,344 3,564 3,762 4,104 4,752 5,016 5,643 6,156 7,128 7,524 8,208 10,032 11,286 12,312 14,256 15,048 16,929 22,572 24,624 30,096 33,858 45,144 67,716 90,288 135,432 and 270,864, with no remainder.

Since 270,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,864, 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).