Q: Is 302,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 302,328 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 302,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 19 24 26 34 36 38 39 51 52 57 68 72 76 78 102 104 114 117 136 152 153 156 171 204 221 228 234 247 306 312 323 342 408 442 456 468 494 612 646 663 684 741 884 936 969 988 1,224 1,292 1,326 1,368 1,482 1,768 1,938 1,976 1,989 2,223 2,584 2,652 2,907 2,964 3,876 3,978 4,199 4,446 5,304 5,814 5,928 7,752 7,956 8,398 8,892 11,628 12,597 15,912 16,796 17,784 23,256 25,194 33,592 37,791 50,388 75,582 100,776 151,164 and 302,328, with no remainder.

Since 302,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 302,328, 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).