Q: Is 272,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,700 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 272,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 101 108 135 150 180 202 225 270 300 303 404 450 505 540 606 675 900 909 1,010 1,212 1,350 1,515 1,818 2,020 2,525 2,700 2,727 3,030 3,636 4,545 5,050 5,454 6,060 7,575 9,090 10,100 10,908 13,635 15,150 18,180 22,725 27,270 30,300 45,450 54,540 68,175 90,900 136,350 and 272,700, with no remainder.

Since 272,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,700, 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).