Q: Is 277,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,680 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 277,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 89 104 120 130 156 178 195 208 240 260 267 312 356 390 445 520 534 624 712 780 890 1,040 1,068 1,157 1,335 1,424 1,560 1,780 2,136 2,314 2,670 3,120 3,471 3,560 4,272 4,628 5,340 5,785 6,942 7,120 9,256 10,680 11,570 13,884 17,355 18,512 21,360 23,140 27,768 34,710 46,280 55,536 69,420 92,560 138,840 and 277,680, with no remainder.

Since 277,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,680, 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).