Q: Is 271,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,744 is a composite number.

Why is 271,744 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 271,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 128 176 193 352 386 704 772 1,408 1,544 2,123 3,088 4,246 6,176 8,492 12,352 16,984 24,704 33,968 67,936 135,872 and 271,744, with no remainder.

Since 271,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,744, 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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