Q: Is 272,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,340 is a composite number.

Why is 272,340 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 272,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 89 90 102 153 170 178 180 204 255 267 306 340 356 445 510 534 612 765 801 890 1,020 1,068 1,335 1,513 1,530 1,602 1,780 2,670 3,026 3,060 3,204 4,005 4,539 5,340 6,052 7,565 8,010 9,078 13,617 15,130 16,020 18,156 22,695 27,234 30,260 45,390 54,468 68,085 90,780 136,170 and 272,340, with no remainder.

Since 272,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,340, 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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