Q: Is 300,302,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 300,302,700 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 300,302,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 79 100 150 158 237 300 316 395 474 790 948 1,185 1,580 1,975 2,370 3,950 4,740 5,925 7,900 11,850 12,671 23,700 25,342 38,013 50,684 63,355 76,026 126,710 152,052 190,065 253,420 316,775 380,130 633,550 760,260 950,325 1,001,009 1,267,100 1,900,650 2,002,018 3,003,027 3,801,300 4,004,036 5,005,045 6,006,054 10,010,090 12,012,108 15,015,135 20,020,180 25,025,225 30,030,270 50,050,450 60,060,540 75,075,675 100,100,900 150,151,350 and 300,302,700, with no remainder.

Since 300,302,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,302,700, 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).