Q: Is 272,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,400 is a composite number.

Why is 272,400 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 272,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 227 240 300 400 454 600 681 908 1,135 1,200 1,362 1,816 2,270 2,724 3,405 3,632 4,540 5,448 5,675 6,810 9,080 10,896 11,350 13,620 17,025 18,160 22,700 27,240 34,050 45,400 54,480 68,100 90,800 136,200 and 272,400, with no remainder.

Since 272,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,400, 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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