Q: Is 271,215 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,215 is a composite number.

Why is 271,215 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 271,215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 41 45 49 63 105 123 135 147 189 205 245 287 315 369 441 615 735 861 945 1,107 1,323 1,435 1,845 2,009 2,205 2,583 4,305 5,535 6,027 6,615 7,749 10,045 12,915 18,081 30,135 38,745 54,243 90,405 and 271,215, with no remainder.

Since 271,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,215, 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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