Q: Is 271,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 271,728 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 271,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 34 36 37 48 51 54 68 72 74 102 108 111 136 144 148 153 204 216 222 272 296 306 333 408 432 444 459 592 612 629 666 816 888 918 999 1,224 1,258 1,332 1,776 1,836 1,887 1,998 2,448 2,516 2,664 3,672 3,774 3,996 5,032 5,328 5,661 7,344 7,548 7,992 10,064 11,322 15,096 15,984 16,983 22,644 30,192 33,966 45,288 67,932 90,576 135,864 and 271,728, with no remainder.

Since 271,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,728, 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).