Q: Is 304,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 304,560 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 304,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 47 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 94 108 120 135 141 144 162 180 188 216 235 240 270 282 324 360 376 405 423 432 470 540 564 648 705 720 752 810 846 940 1,080 1,128 1,269 1,296 1,410 1,620 1,692 1,880 2,115 2,160 2,256 2,538 2,820 3,240 3,384 3,760 3,807 4,230 5,076 5,640 6,345 6,480 6,768 7,614 8,460 10,152 11,280 12,690 15,228 16,920 19,035 20,304 25,380 30,456 33,840 38,070 50,760 60,912 76,140 101,520 152,280 and 304,560, with no remainder.

Since 304,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 304,560, 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).