Q: Is 313,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,500 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 313,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 19 20 22 25 30 33 38 44 50 55 57 60 66 75 76 95 100 110 114 125 132 150 165 190 209 220 228 250 275 285 300 330 375 380 418 475 500 550 570 627 660 750 825 836 950 1,045 1,100 1,140 1,254 1,375 1,425 1,500 1,650 1,900 2,090 2,375 2,508 2,750 2,850 3,135 3,300 4,125 4,180 4,750 5,225 5,500 5,700 6,270 7,125 8,250 9,500 10,450 12,540 14,250 15,675 16,500 20,900 26,125 28,500 31,350 52,250 62,700 78,375 104,500 156,750 and 313,500, with no remainder.

Since 313,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,500, 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).