Q: Is 301,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 301,392 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 301,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 23 24 26 28 36 39 42 46 48 52 56 63 69 72 78 84 91 92 104 112 117 126 138 144 156 161 168 182 184 207 208 234 252 273 276 299 312 322 336 364 368 414 468 483 504 546 552 598 624 644 728 819 828 897 936 966 1,008 1,092 1,104 1,196 1,288 1,449 1,456 1,638 1,656 1,794 1,872 1,932 2,093 2,184 2,392 2,576 2,691 2,898 3,276 3,312 3,588 3,864 4,186 4,368 4,784 5,382 5,796 6,279 6,552 7,176 7,728 8,372 10,764 11,592 12,558 13,104 14,352 16,744 18,837 21,528 23,184 25,116 33,488 37,674 43,056 50,232 75,348 100,464 150,696 and 301,392, with no remainder.

Since 301,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,392, 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).