Q: Is 303,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 303,552 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 303,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 31 32 34 36 48 51 62 64 68 72 93 96 102 124 136 144 153 186 192 204 248 272 279 288 306 372 408 496 527 544 558 576 612 744 816 992 1,054 1,088 1,116 1,224 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,984 2,108 2,232 2,448 2,976 3,162 3,264 4,216 4,464 4,743 4,896 5,952 6,324 8,432 8,928 9,486 9,792 12,648 16,864 17,856 18,972 25,296 33,728 37,944 50,592 75,888 101,184 151,776 and 303,552, with no remainder.

Since 303,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 303,552, 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).