Q: Is 313,246,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,246,304 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 313,246,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,398,421 2,796,842 5,593,684 9,788,947 11,187,368 19,577,894 22,374,736 39,155,788 44,749,472 78,311,576 156,623,152 and 313,246,304, with no remainder.

Since 313,246,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,246,304, 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).