Q: Is 306,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 306,360 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 306,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 37 40 45 46 60 69 72 74 90 92 111 115 120 138 148 180 184 185 207 222 230 276 296 333 345 360 370 414 444 460 552 555 666 690 740 828 851 888 920 1,035 1,110 1,332 1,380 1,480 1,656 1,665 1,702 2,070 2,220 2,553 2,664 2,760 3,330 3,404 4,140 4,255 4,440 5,106 6,660 6,808 7,659 8,280 8,510 10,212 12,765 13,320 15,318 17,020 20,424 25,530 30,636 34,040 38,295 51,060 61,272 76,590 102,120 153,180 and 306,360, with no remainder.

Since 306,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 306,360, 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).