Q: Is 277,467,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,467,060 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 277,467,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 127 130 156 195 254 260 381 390 508 635 762 780 1,270 1,524 1,651 1,905 2,540 2,801 3,302 3,810 4,953 5,602 6,604 7,620 8,255 8,403 9,906 11,204 14,005 16,510 16,806 19,812 24,765 28,010 33,020 33,612 36,413 42,015 49,530 56,020 72,826 84,030 99,060 109,239 145,652 168,060 182,065 218,478 355,727 364,130 436,956 546,195 711,454 728,260 1,067,181 1,092,390 1,422,908 1,778,635 2,134,362 2,184,780 3,557,270 4,268,724 4,624,451 5,335,905 7,114,540 9,248,902 10,671,810 13,873,353 18,497,804 21,343,620 23,122,255 27,746,706 46,244,510 55,493,412 69,366,765 92,489,020 138,733,530 and 277,467,060, with no remainder.

Since 277,467,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,467,060, 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).