Q: Is 273,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,672 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 273,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 181 189 216 252 362 378 504 543 724 756 1,086 1,267 1,448 1,512 1,629 2,172 2,534 3,258 3,801 4,344 4,887 5,068 6,516 7,602 9,774 10,136 11,403 13,032 15,204 19,548 22,806 30,408 34,209 39,096 45,612 68,418 91,224 136,836 and 273,672, with no remainder.

Since 273,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,672, 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).