Q: Is 276,276 a Composite Number?

Why is 276,276 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 276,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 26 28 33 39 42 44 46 52 66 69 77 78 84 91 92 132 138 143 154 156 161 182 231 253 273 276 286 299 308 322 364 429 462 483 506 546 572 598 644 759 858 897 924 966 1,001 1,012 1,092 1,196 1,518 1,716 1,771 1,794 1,932 2,002 2,093 3,003 3,036 3,289 3,542 3,588 4,004 4,186 5,313 6,006 6,279 6,578 7,084 8,372 9,867 10,626 12,012 12,558 13,156 19,734 21,252 23,023 25,116 39,468 46,046 69,069 92,092 138,138 and 276,276, with no remainder.

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