Q: Is 272,544 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,544 is a composite number.

Why is 272,544 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 272,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 68 96 102 136 167 204 272 334 408 501 544 668 816 1,002 1,336 1,632 2,004 2,672 2,839 4,008 5,344 5,678 8,016 8,517 11,356 16,032 17,034 22,712 34,068 45,424 68,136 90,848 136,272 and 272,544, with no remainder.

Since 272,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,544, 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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