Q: Is 277,477,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,477,760 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 277,477,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 224 241 257 280 320 448 482 514 560 640 896 964 1,028 1,120 1,205 1,285 1,687 1,799 1,928 2,056 2,240 2,410 2,570 3,374 3,598 3,856 4,112 4,480 4,820 5,140 6,748 7,196 7,712 8,224 8,435 8,995 9,640 10,280 13,496 14,392 15,424 16,448 16,870 17,990 19,280 20,560 26,992 28,784 30,848 32,896 33,740 35,980 38,560 41,120 53,984 57,568 61,937 67,480 71,960 77,120 82,240 107,968 115,136 123,874 134,960 143,920 154,240 164,480 215,936 230,272 247,748 269,920 287,840 309,685 433,559 495,496 539,840 575,680 619,370 867,118 990,992 1,079,680 1,151,360 1,238,740 1,734,236 1,981,984 2,167,795 2,477,480 3,468,472 3,963,968 4,335,590 4,954,960 6,936,944 7,927,936 8,671,180 9,909,920 13,873,888 17,342,360 19,819,840 27,747,776 34,684,720 39,639,680 55,495,552 69,369,440 138,738,880 and 277,477,760, with no remainder.

Since 277,477,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,477,760, 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).