Q: Is 277,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,020 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 277,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 27 30 36 38 45 54 57 60 76 81 90 95 108 114 135 162 171 180 190 228 243 270 285 324 342 380 405 486 513 540 570 684 729 810 855 972 1,026 1,140 1,215 1,458 1,539 1,620 1,710 2,052 2,430 2,565 2,916 3,078 3,420 3,645 4,617 4,860 5,130 6,156 7,290 7,695 9,234 10,260 13,851 14,580 15,390 18,468 23,085 27,702 30,780 46,170 55,404 69,255 92,340 138,510 and 277,020, with no remainder.

Since 277,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,020, 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).