Q: Is 271,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,296 is a composite number.

Why is 271,296 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 271,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 157 192 216 288 314 432 471 576 628 864 942 1,256 1,413 1,728 1,884 2,512 2,826 3,768 4,239 5,024 5,652 7,536 8,478 10,048 11,304 15,072 16,956 22,608 30,144 33,912 45,216 67,824 90,432 135,648 and 271,296, with no remainder.

Since 271,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,296, 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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