Q: Is 306,207,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 306,207,376 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 306,207,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 587 1,174 2,348 4,696 9,392 32,603 65,206 130,412 260,824 521,648 19,137,961 38,275,922 76,551,844 153,103,688 and 306,207,376, with no remainder.

Since 306,207,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 306,207,376, 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).