Q: Is 271,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 271,500 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 271,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 181 250 300 362 375 500 543 724 750 905 1,086 1,500 1,810 2,172 2,715 3,620 4,525 5,430 9,050 10,860 13,575 18,100 22,625 27,150 45,250 54,300 67,875 90,500 135,750 and 271,500, with no remainder.

Since 271,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).