Q: Is 270,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 270,972 is a composite number.

Why is 270,972 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 270,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 108 117 156 193 234 351 386 468 579 702 772 1,158 1,404 1,737 2,316 2,509 3,474 5,018 5,211 6,948 7,527 10,036 10,422 15,054 20,844 22,581 30,108 45,162 67,743 90,324 135,486 and 270,972, with no remainder.

Since 270,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,972, 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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