Q: Is 300,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 300,000 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 300,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 625 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,000 2,400 2,500 3,000 3,125 3,750 4,000 5,000 6,000 6,250 7,500 9,375 10,000 12,000 12,500 15,000 18,750 20,000 25,000 30,000 37,500 50,000 60,000 75,000 100,000 150,000 and 300,000, with no remainder.

Since 300,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,000, 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).