Q: Is 304,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 304,980 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 304,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 17 20 23 26 30 34 39 46 51 52 60 65 68 69 78 85 92 102 115 130 138 156 170 195 204 221 230 255 260 276 299 340 345 390 391 442 460 510 598 663 690 780 782 884 897 1,020 1,105 1,173 1,196 1,326 1,380 1,495 1,564 1,794 1,955 2,210 2,346 2,652 2,990 3,315 3,588 3,910 4,420 4,485 4,692 5,083 5,865 5,980 6,630 7,820 8,970 10,166 11,730 13,260 15,249 17,940 20,332 23,460 25,415 30,498 50,830 60,996 76,245 101,660 152,490 and 304,980, with no remainder.

Since 304,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 304,980, 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).