Q: Is 276,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 276,120 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 276,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 59 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 118 120 130 156 177 180 195 234 236 260 295 312 354 360 390 468 472 520 531 585 590 708 767 780 885 936 1,062 1,170 1,180 1,416 1,534 1,560 1,770 2,124 2,301 2,340 2,360 2,655 3,068 3,540 3,835 4,248 4,602 4,680 5,310 6,136 6,903 7,080 7,670 9,204 10,620 11,505 13,806 15,340 18,408 21,240 23,010 27,612 30,680 34,515 46,020 55,224 69,030 92,040 138,060 and 276,120, with no remainder.

Since 276,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 276,120, 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).