Q: Is 246,330 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,330 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 246,330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 23 30 34 35 42 45 46 51 63 69 70 85 90 102 105 115 119 126 138 153 161 170 207 210 230 238 255 306 315 322 345 357 391 414 483 510 595 630 690 714 765 782 805 966 1,035 1,071 1,173 1,190 1,449 1,530 1,610 1,785 1,955 2,070 2,142 2,346 2,415 2,737 2,898 3,519 3,570 3,910 4,830 5,355 5,474 5,865 7,038 7,245 8,211 10,710 11,730 13,685 14,490 16,422 17,595 24,633 27,370 35,190 41,055 49,266 82,110 123,165 and 246,330, with no remainder.

Since 246,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,330, 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).