Q: Is 277,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,920 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 277,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 193 240 288 360 386 480 579 720 772 965 1,158 1,440 1,544 1,737 1,930 2,316 2,895 3,088 3,474 3,860 4,632 5,790 6,176 6,948 7,720 8,685 9,264 11,580 13,896 15,440 17,370 18,528 23,160 27,792 30,880 34,740 46,320 55,584 69,480 92,640 138,960 and 277,920, with no remainder.

Since 277,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,920, 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).