Q: Is 303,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 303,072 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 303,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 32 33 41 42 44 48 56 66 77 82 84 88 96 112 123 132 154 164 168 176 224 231 246 264 287 308 328 336 352 451 462 492 528 574 616 656 672 861 902 924 984 1,056 1,148 1,232 1,312 1,353 1,722 1,804 1,848 1,968 2,296 2,464 2,706 3,157 3,444 3,608 3,696 3,936 4,592 5,412 6,314 6,888 7,216 7,392 9,184 9,471 10,824 12,628 13,776 14,432 18,942 21,648 25,256 27,552 37,884 43,296 50,512 75,768 101,024 151,536 and 303,072, with no remainder.

Since 303,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 303,072, 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).