Q: Is 306,667,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 306,667,740 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 306,667,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 60 61 69 92 115 122 138 183 230 244 276 305 345 366 460 610 690 732 915 1,220 1,380 1,403 1,830 2,806 3,643 3,660 4,209 5,612 7,015 7,286 8,418 10,929 14,030 14,572 16,836 18,215 21,045 21,858 28,060 36,430 42,090 43,716 54,645 72,860 83,789 84,180 109,290 167,578 218,580 222,223 251,367 335,156 418,945 444,446 502,734 666,669 837,890 888,892 1,005,468 1,111,115 1,256,835 1,333,338 1,675,780 2,222,230 2,513,670 2,666,676 3,333,345 4,444,460 5,027,340 5,111,129 6,666,690 10,222,258 13,333,380 15,333,387 20,444,516 25,555,645 30,666,774 51,111,290 61,333,548 76,666,935 102,222,580 153,333,870 and 306,667,740, with no remainder.

Since 306,667,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 306,667,740, 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).