Q: Is 300,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 300,720 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 300,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 179 210 240 280 336 358 420 537 560 716 840 895 1,074 1,253 1,432 1,680 1,790 2,148 2,506 2,685 2,864 3,580 3,759 4,296 5,012 5,370 6,265 7,160 7,518 8,592 10,024 10,740 12,530 14,320 15,036 18,795 20,048 21,480 25,060 30,072 37,590 42,960 50,120 60,144 75,180 100,240 150,360 and 300,720, with no remainder.

Since 300,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,720, 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).