Q: Is 273,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,240 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 273,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 46 54 55 60 66 69 72 88 90 92 99 108 110 115 120 132 135 138 165 180 184 198 207 216 220 230 253 264 270 276 297 330 345 360 396 414 440 460 495 506 540 552 594 621 660 690 759 792 828 920 990 1,012 1,035 1,080 1,188 1,242 1,265 1,320 1,380 1,485 1,518 1,656 1,980 2,024 2,070 2,277 2,376 2,484 2,530 2,760 2,970 3,036 3,105 3,795 3,960 4,140 4,554 4,968 5,060 5,940 6,072 6,210 6,831 7,590 8,280 9,108 10,120 11,385 11,880 12,420 13,662 15,180 18,216 22,770 24,840 27,324 30,360 34,155 45,540 54,648 68,310 91,080 136,620 and 273,240, with no remainder.

Since 273,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,240, 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).