Q: Is 313,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,470 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 313,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 43 45 54 81 86 90 129 135 162 215 243 258 270 387 405 430 486 645 729 774 810 1,161 1,215 1,290 1,458 1,935 2,322 2,430 3,483 3,645 3,870 5,805 6,966 7,290 10,449 11,610 17,415 20,898 31,347 34,830 52,245 62,694 104,490 156,735 and 313,470, with no remainder.

Since 313,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,470, 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).