Q: Is 276,027,030 a Composite Number?

Why is 276,027,030 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 276,027,030 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 37 45 74 90 111 185 222 333 370 555 666 1,110 1,665 3,330 82,891 165,782 248,673 414,455 497,346 746,019 828,910 1,243,365 1,492,038 2,486,730 3,066,967 3,730,095 6,133,934 7,460,190 9,200,901 15,334,835 18,401,802 27,602,703 30,669,670 46,004,505 55,205,406 92,009,010 138,013,515 and 276,027,030, with no remainder.

Since 276,027,030 cannot be divided by just 1 and 276,027,030, 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).