Q: Is 304,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 304,500 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 304,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 29 30 35 42 50 58 60 70 75 84 87 100 105 116 125 140 145 150 174 175 203 210 250 290 300 348 350 375 406 420 435 500 525 580 609 700 725 750 812 870 875 1,015 1,050 1,218 1,450 1,500 1,740 1,750 2,030 2,100 2,175 2,436 2,625 2,900 3,045 3,500 3,625 4,060 4,350 5,075 5,250 6,090 7,250 8,700 10,150 10,500 10,875 12,180 14,500 15,225 20,300 21,750 25,375 30,450 43,500 50,750 60,900 76,125 101,500 152,250 and 304,500, with no remainder.

Since 304,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 304,500, 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).