Q: Is 308,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 308,460 is a composite number.

Why is 308,460 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 308,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 53 60 97 106 159 194 212 265 291 318 388 485 530 582 636 795 970 1,060 1,164 1,455 1,590 1,940 2,910 3,180 5,141 5,820 10,282 15,423 20,564 25,705 30,846 51,410 61,692 77,115 102,820 154,230 and 308,460, with no remainder.

Since 308,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 308,460, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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