Q: Is 301,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 301,056 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 301,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 64 84 96 98 112 128 147 168 192 196 224 256 294 336 384 392 448 512 588 672 768 784 896 1,024 1,176 1,344 1,536 1,568 1,792 2,048 2,352 2,688 3,072 3,136 3,584 4,704 5,376 6,144 6,272 7,168 9,408 10,752 12,544 14,336 18,816 21,504 25,088 37,632 43,008 50,176 75,264 100,352 150,528 and 301,056, with no remainder.

Since 301,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,056, 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).