Q: Is 273,054,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,054,336 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 273,054,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 79 96 128 158 192 237 316 384 474 632 948 1,264 1,896 2,528 3,792 5,056 7,584 9,001 10,112 15,168 18,002 27,003 30,336 36,004 54,006 72,008 108,012 144,016 216,024 288,032 432,048 576,064 711,079 864,096 1,152,128 1,422,158 1,728,192 2,133,237 2,844,316 3,456,384 4,266,474 5,688,632 8,532,948 11,377,264 17,065,896 22,754,528 34,131,792 45,509,056 68,263,584 91,018,112 136,527,168 and 273,054,336, with no remainder.

Since 273,054,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,054,336, 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).