Q: Is 273,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,360 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 273,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 67 68 80 85 102 120 134 136 170 201 204 240 255 268 272 335 340 402 408 510 536 670 680 804 816 1,005 1,020 1,072 1,139 1,340 1,360 1,608 2,010 2,040 2,278 2,680 3,216 3,417 4,020 4,080 4,556 5,360 5,695 6,834 8,040 9,112 11,390 13,668 16,080 17,085 18,224 22,780 27,336 34,170 45,560 54,672 68,340 91,120 136,680 and 273,360, with no remainder.

Since 273,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,360, 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).