Q: Is 301,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 301,860 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 301,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 43 45 52 54 60 65 78 86 90 108 117 129 130 135 156 172 180 195 215 234 258 260 270 351 387 390 430 468 516 540 559 585 645 702 774 780 860 1,118 1,161 1,170 1,290 1,404 1,548 1,677 1,755 1,935 2,236 2,322 2,340 2,580 2,795 3,354 3,510 3,870 4,644 5,031 5,590 5,805 6,708 7,020 7,740 8,385 10,062 11,180 11,610 15,093 16,770 20,124 23,220 25,155 30,186 33,540 50,310 60,372 75,465 100,620 150,930 and 301,860, with no remainder.

Since 301,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,860, 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).