Q: Is 301,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 301,320 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 301,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 31 36 40 45 54 60 62 72 81 90 93 108 120 124 135 155 162 180 186 216 243 248 270 279 310 324 360 372 405 465 486 540 558 620 648 744 810 837 930 972 1,080 1,116 1,215 1,240 1,395 1,620 1,674 1,860 1,944 2,232 2,430 2,511 2,790 3,240 3,348 3,720 4,185 4,860 5,022 5,580 6,696 7,533 8,370 9,720 10,044 11,160 12,555 15,066 16,740 20,088 25,110 30,132 33,480 37,665 50,220 60,264 75,330 100,440 150,660 and 301,320, with no remainder.

Since 301,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,320, 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).