Q: Is 272,605,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,605,560 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 272,605,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 983 1,966 2,311 2,949 3,932 4,622 4,915 5,898 6,933 7,864 9,244 9,830 11,555 11,796 13,866 14,745 18,488 19,660 23,110 23,592 27,732 29,490 34,665 39,320 46,220 55,464 58,980 69,330 92,440 117,960 138,660 277,320 2,271,713 4,543,426 6,815,139 9,086,852 11,358,565 13,630,278 18,173,704 22,717,130 27,260,556 34,075,695 45,434,260 54,521,112 68,151,390 90,868,520 136,302,780 and 272,605,560, with no remainder.

Since 272,605,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,605,560, 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).