Q: Is 272,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,250 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 272,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 30 33 45 50 55 66 75 90 99 110 121 125 150 165 198 225 242 250 275 330 363 375 450 495 550 605 726 750 825 990 1,089 1,125 1,210 1,375 1,650 1,815 2,178 2,250 2,475 2,750 3,025 3,630 4,125 4,950 5,445 6,050 8,250 9,075 10,890 12,375 15,125 18,150 24,750 27,225 30,250 45,375 54,450 90,750 136,125 and 272,250, with no remainder.

Since 272,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,250, 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).