Q: Is 273,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,780 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 273,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 78 81 90 108 117 130 135 156 162 169 180 195 234 260 270 324 338 351 390 405 468 507 540 585 676 702 780 810 845 1,014 1,053 1,170 1,404 1,521 1,620 1,690 1,755 2,028 2,106 2,340 2,535 3,042 3,380 3,510 4,212 4,563 5,070 5,265 6,084 7,020 7,605 9,126 10,140 10,530 13,689 15,210 18,252 21,060 22,815 27,378 30,420 45,630 54,756 68,445 91,260 136,890 and 273,780, with no remainder.

Since 273,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,780, 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).