Q: Is 271,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 271,960 is a composite number.

Why is 271,960 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 271,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 260 520 523 1,046 2,092 2,615 4,184 5,230 6,799 10,460 13,598 20,920 27,196 33,995 54,392 67,990 135,980 and 271,960, with no remainder.

Since 271,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,960, 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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