Q: Is 277,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 277,420 is a composite number.

Why is 277,420 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 277,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 26 44 52 55 65 97 110 130 143 194 220 260 286 388 485 572 715 970 1,067 1,261 1,430 1,940 2,134 2,522 2,860 4,268 5,044 5,335 6,305 10,670 12,610 13,871 21,340 25,220 27,742 55,484 69,355 138,710 and 277,420, with no remainder.

Since 277,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,420, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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