Q: Is 313,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,560 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 313,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 67 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 134 156 180 195 201 234 260 268 312 335 360 390 402 468 520 536 585 603 670 780 804 871 936 1,005 1,170 1,206 1,340 1,560 1,608 1,742 2,010 2,340 2,412 2,613 2,680 3,015 3,484 4,020 4,355 4,680 4,824 5,226 6,030 6,968 7,839 8,040 8,710 10,452 12,060 13,065 15,678 17,420 20,904 24,120 26,130 31,356 34,840 39,195 52,260 62,712 78,390 104,520 156,780 and 313,560, with no remainder.

Since 313,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,560, 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).