Q: Is 304,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 304,304 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 304,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 19 22 26 28 38 44 52 56 76 77 88 91 104 112 133 143 152 154 176 182 208 209 247 266 286 304 308 364 418 494 532 572 616 728 836 988 1,001 1,064 1,144 1,232 1,456 1,463 1,672 1,729 1,976 2,002 2,128 2,288 2,717 2,926 3,344 3,458 3,952 4,004 5,434 5,852 6,916 8,008 10,868 11,704 13,832 16,016 19,019 21,736 23,408 27,664 38,038 43,472 76,076 152,152 and 304,304, with no remainder.

Since 304,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 304,304, 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).