Q: Is 271,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,216 is a composite number.

Why is 271,216 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 271,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 23 44 46 67 88 92 134 176 184 253 268 368 506 536 737 1,012 1,072 1,474 1,541 2,024 2,948 3,082 4,048 5,896 6,164 11,792 12,328 16,951 24,656 33,902 67,804 135,608 and 271,216, with no remainder.

Since 271,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,216, 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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