Q: Is 300,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 300,048 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 300,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 47 48 56 57 76 84 94 112 114 133 141 152 168 188 228 266 282 304 329 336 376 399 456 532 564 658 752 798 893 912 987 1,064 1,128 1,316 1,596 1,786 1,974 2,128 2,256 2,632 2,679 3,192 3,572 3,948 5,264 5,358 6,251 6,384 7,144 7,896 10,716 12,502 14,288 15,792 18,753 21,432 25,004 37,506 42,864 50,008 75,012 100,016 150,024 and 300,048, with no remainder.

Since 300,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,048, 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).