Q: Is 277,261,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,261,050 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 277,261,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 33 50 55 66 75 110 150 165 275 330 550 825 1,650 168,037 336,074 504,111 840,185 1,008,222 1,680,370 1,848,407 2,520,555 3,696,814 4,200,925 5,041,110 5,545,221 8,401,850 9,242,035 11,090,442 12,602,775 18,484,070 25,205,550 27,726,105 46,210,175 55,452,210 92,420,350 138,630,525 and 277,261,050, with no remainder.

Since 277,261,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,261,050, 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).