Q: Is 306,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 306,072 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 306,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 109 117 156 216 218 234 312 327 351 436 468 654 702 872 936 981 1,308 1,404 1,417 1,962 2,616 2,808 2,834 2,943 3,924 4,251 5,668 5,886 7,848 8,502 11,336 11,772 12,753 17,004 23,544 25,506 34,008 38,259 51,012 76,518 102,024 153,036 and 306,072, with no remainder.

Since 306,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 306,072, 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).