Q: Is 271,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,260 is a composite number.

Why is 271,260 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 271,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 137 165 180 198 220 274 330 396 411 495 548 660 685 822 990 1,233 1,370 1,507 1,644 1,980 2,055 2,466 2,740 3,014 4,110 4,521 4,932 6,028 6,165 7,535 8,220 9,042 12,330 13,563 15,070 18,084 22,605 24,660 27,126 30,140 45,210 54,252 67,815 90,420 135,630 and 271,260, with no remainder.

Since 271,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,260, 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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