Q: Is 273,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 273,492 is a composite number.

Why is 273,492 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 273,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 71 107 142 213 214 284 321 426 428 639 642 852 963 1,278 1,284 1,926 2,556 3,852 7,597 15,194 22,791 30,388 45,582 68,373 91,164 136,746 and 273,492, with no remainder.

Since 273,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,492, 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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