Q: Is 271,362 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,362 is a composite number.

Why is 271,362 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 271,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 49 71 78 91 98 142 147 182 213 273 294 426 497 546 637 923 994 1,274 1,491 1,846 1,911 2,769 2,982 3,479 3,822 5,538 6,461 6,958 10,437 12,922 19,383 20,874 38,766 45,227 90,454 135,681 and 271,362, with no remainder.

Since 271,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,362, 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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