Q: Is 301,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 301,840 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 301,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 35 40 44 49 55 56 70 77 80 88 98 110 112 140 154 176 196 220 245 280 308 343 385 392 440 490 539 560 616 686 770 784 880 980 1,078 1,232 1,372 1,540 1,715 1,960 2,156 2,695 2,744 3,080 3,430 3,773 3,920 4,312 5,390 5,488 6,160 6,860 7,546 8,624 10,780 13,720 15,092 18,865 21,560 27,440 30,184 37,730 43,120 60,368 75,460 150,920 and 301,840, with no remainder.

Since 301,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,840, 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).