Q: Is 273,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,840 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 273,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 163 168 210 240 280 326 336 420 489 560 652 815 840 978 1,141 1,304 1,630 1,680 1,956 2,282 2,445 2,608 3,260 3,423 3,912 4,564 4,890 5,705 6,520 6,846 7,824 9,128 9,780 11,410 13,040 13,692 17,115 18,256 19,560 22,820 27,384 34,230 39,120 45,640 54,768 68,460 91,280 136,920 and 273,840, with no remainder.

Since 273,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,840, 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).