Q: Is 271,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,572 is a composite number.

Why is 271,572 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 271,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 53 61 84 106 122 159 183 212 244 318 366 371 427 636 732 742 854 1,113 1,281 1,484 1,708 2,226 2,562 3,233 4,452 5,124 6,466 9,699 12,932 19,398 22,631 38,796 45,262 67,893 90,524 135,786 and 271,572, with no remainder.

Since 271,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,572, 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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