Q: Is 273,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 273,480 is a composite number.

Why is 273,480 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 273,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 43 53 60 86 106 120 129 159 172 212 215 258 265 318 344 424 430 516 530 636 645 795 860 1,032 1,060 1,272 1,290 1,590 1,720 2,120 2,279 2,580 3,180 4,558 5,160 6,360 6,837 9,116 11,395 13,674 18,232 22,790 27,348 34,185 45,580 54,696 68,370 91,160 136,740 and 273,480, with no remainder.

Since 273,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,480, it is a composite 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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