Q: Is 276,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 276,000 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 276,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 25 30 32 40 46 48 50 60 69 75 80 92 96 100 115 120 125 138 150 160 184 200 230 240 250 276 300 345 368 375 400 460 480 500 552 575 600 690 736 750 800 920 1,000 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,500 1,725 1,840 2,000 2,208 2,300 2,400 2,760 2,875 3,000 3,450 3,680 4,000 4,600 5,520 5,750 6,000 6,900 8,625 9,200 11,040 11,500 12,000 13,800 17,250 18,400 23,000 27,600 34,500 46,000 55,200 69,000 92,000 138,000 and 276,000, with no remainder.

Since 276,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 276,000, 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).