Q: Is 276,210 a Composite Number?

Why is 276,210 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 276,210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 27 30 31 33 45 54 55 62 66 81 90 93 99 110 135 155 162 165 186 198 270 279 297 310 330 341 405 465 495 558 594 682 810 837 891 930 990 1,023 1,395 1,485 1,674 1,705 1,782 2,046 2,511 2,790 2,970 3,069 3,410 4,185 4,455 5,022 5,115 6,138 8,370 8,910 9,207 10,230 12,555 15,345 18,414 25,110 27,621 30,690 46,035 55,242 92,070 138,105 and 276,210, with no remainder.

Since 276,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 276,210, 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).