Q: Is 271,404 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,404 is a composite number.

Why is 271,404 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 271,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 84 108 126 189 252 359 378 718 756 1,077 1,436 2,154 2,513 3,231 4,308 5,026 6,462 7,539 9,693 10,052 12,924 15,078 19,386 22,617 30,156 38,772 45,234 67,851 90,468 135,702 and 271,404, with no remainder.

Since 271,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,404, 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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