Q: Is 275,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 275,940 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 275,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 73 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 146 180 189 210 219 252 270 292 315 365 378 420 438 511 540 630 657 730 756 876 945 1,022 1,095 1,260 1,314 1,460 1,533 1,890 1,971 2,044 2,190 2,555 2,628 3,066 3,285 3,780 3,942 4,380 4,599 5,110 6,132 6,570 7,665 7,884 9,198 9,855 10,220 13,140 13,797 15,330 18,396 19,710 22,995 27,594 30,660 39,420 45,990 55,188 68,985 91,980 137,970 and 275,940, with no remainder.

Since 275,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 275,940, 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).