Q: Is 277,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,440 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 277,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 60 64 68 80 85 96 102 120 136 160 170 192 204 240 255 272 289 320 340 408 480 510 544 578 680 816 867 960 1,020 1,088 1,156 1,360 1,445 1,632 1,734 2,040 2,312 2,720 2,890 3,264 3,468 4,080 4,335 4,624 5,440 5,780 6,936 8,160 8,670 9,248 11,560 13,872 16,320 17,340 18,496 23,120 27,744 34,680 46,240 55,488 69,360 92,480 138,720 and 277,440, with no remainder.

Since 277,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,440, 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).