Q: Is 277,252,038 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,252,038 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 277,252,038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 83 126 166 189 249 378 498 581 747 1,162 1,494 1,743 2,241 3,486 4,482 5,229 8,837 10,458 15,687 17,674 26,511 31,374 53,022 61,859 79,533 123,718 159,066 185,577 238,599 371,154 477,198 556,731 733,471 1,113,462 1,466,942 1,670,193 2,200,413 3,340,386 4,400,826 5,134,297 6,601,239 10,268,594 13,202,478 15,402,891 19,803,717 30,805,782 39,607,434 46,208,673 92,417,346 138,626,019 and 277,252,038, with no remainder.

Since 277,252,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,252,038, 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).