Q: Is 277,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 277,480 is a composite number.

Why is 277,480 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 277,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 991 1,982 3,964 4,955 6,937 7,928 9,910 13,874 19,820 27,748 34,685 39,640 55,496 69,370 138,740 and 277,480, with no remainder.

Since 277,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,480, 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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