Q: Is 240,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,300 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 240,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 89 90 100 108 135 150 178 180 225 267 270 300 356 445 450 534 540 675 801 890 900 1,068 1,335 1,350 1,602 1,780 2,225 2,403 2,670 2,700 3,204 4,005 4,450 4,806 5,340 6,675 8,010 8,900 9,612 12,015 13,350 16,020 20,025 24,030 26,700 40,050 48,060 60,075 80,100 120,150 and 240,300, with no remainder.

Since 240,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,300, 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).