Q: Is 277,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,980 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 277980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 41 60 82 113 123 164 205 226 246 339 410 452 492 565 615 678 820 1,130 1,230 1,356 1,695 2,260 2,460 3,390 4,633 6,780 9,266 13,899 18,532 23,165 27,798 46,330 55,596 69,495 92,660 138,990 and 277,980, with no remainder.

Since 277,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,980, it is not a prime 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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