Q: Is 277,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,536 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 277,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 59 84 96 98 112 118 147 168 177 196 224 236 294 336 354 392 413 472 588 672 708 784 826 944 1,176 1,239 1,416 1,568 1,652 1,888 2,352 2,478 2,832 2,891 3,304 4,704 4,956 5,664 5,782 6,608 8,673 9,912 11,564 13,216 17,346 19,824 23,128 34,692 39,648 46,256 69,384 92,512 138,768 and 277,536, with no remainder.

Since 277,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,536, 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).