Q: Is 273,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 273,900 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 273,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 83 100 110 132 150 165 166 220 249 275 300 330 332 415 498 550 660 825 830 913 996 1,100 1,245 1,650 1,660 1,826 2,075 2,490 2,739 3,300 3,652 4,150 4,565 4,980 5,478 6,225 8,300 9,130 10,956 12,450 13,695 18,260 22,825 24,900 27,390 45,650 54,780 68,475 91,300 136,950 and 273,900, with no remainder.

Since 273,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 273,900, 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).