Q: Is 271,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,432 is a composite number.

Why is 271,432 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 271,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 37 56 74 131 148 259 262 296 518 524 917 1,036 1,048 1,834 2,072 3,668 4,847 7,336 9,694 19,388 33,929 38,776 67,858 135,716 and 271,432, with no remainder.

Since 271,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,432, 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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