Q: Is 272,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,640 is a composite number.

Why is 272,640 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 272,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 71 80 96 120 128 142 160 192 213 240 256 284 320 355 384 426 480 568 640 710 768 852 960 1,065 1,136 1,280 1,420 1,704 1,920 2,130 2,272 2,840 3,408 3,840 4,260 4,544 5,680 6,816 8,520 9,088 11,360 13,632 17,040 18,176 22,720 27,264 34,080 45,440 54,528 68,160 90,880 136,320 and 272,640, with no remainder.

Since 272,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,640, 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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