Q: Is 273,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,000 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 273,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 25 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 50 52 56 60 65 70 75 78 84 91 100 104 105 120 125 130 140 150 156 168 175 182 195 200 210 250 260 273 280 300 312 325 350 364 375 390 420 455 500 520 525 546 600 650 700 728 750 780 840 875 910 975 1,000 1,050 1,092 1,300 1,365 1,400 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,750 1,820 1,950 2,100 2,184 2,275 2,600 2,625 2,730 3,000 3,250 3,500 3,640 3,900 4,200 4,550 4,875 5,250 5,460 6,500 6,825 7,000 7,800 9,100 9,750 10,500 10,920 11,375 13,000 13,650 18,200 19,500 21,000 22,750 27,300 34,125 39,000 45,500 54,600 68,250 91,000 136,500 and 273,000, with no remainder.

Since 273,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,000, 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).