Q: Is 310,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 310,860 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 310,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 157 165 180 198 220 314 330 396 471 495 628 660 785 942 990 1,413 1,570 1,727 1,884 1,980 2,355 2,826 3,140 3,454 4,710 5,181 5,652 6,908 7,065 8,635 9,420 10,362 14,130 15,543 17,270 20,724 25,905 28,260 31,086 34,540 51,810 62,172 77,715 103,620 155,430 and 310,860, with no remainder.

Since 310,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,860, 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).