Q: Is 274,508,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 274,508,040 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 274,508,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 89 120 178 267 356 445 534 712 890 1,068 1,335 1,780 2,136 2,670 3,560 5,340 10,680 25,703 51,406 77,109 102,812 128,515 154,218 205,624 257,030 308,436 385,545 514,060 616,872 771,090 1,028,120 1,542,180 2,287,567 3,084,360 4,575,134 6,862,701 9,150,268 11,437,835 13,725,402 18,300,536 22,875,670 27,450,804 34,313,505 45,751,340 54,901,608 68,627,010 91,502,680 137,254,020 and 274,508,040, with no remainder.

Since 274,508,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,508,040, 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).