Q: Is 271,458 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,458 is a composite number.

Why is 271,458 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 271,458 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 457 594 914 1,371 2,742 4,113 5,027 8,226 10,054 12,339 15,081 24,678 30,162 45,243 90,486 135,729 and 271,458, with no remainder.

Since 271,458 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,458, 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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