Q: Is 305,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 305,424 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 305,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 101 108 112 126 144 168 189 202 216 252 303 336 378 404 432 504 606 707 756 808 909 1,008 1,212 1,414 1,512 1,616 1,818 2,121 2,424 2,727 2,828 3,024 3,636 4,242 4,848 5,454 5,656 6,363 7,272 8,484 10,908 11,312 12,726 14,544 16,968 19,089 21,816 25,452 33,936 38,178 43,632 50,904 76,356 101,808 152,712 and 305,424, with no remainder.

Since 305,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 305,424, 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).