Q: Is 313,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,740 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 313,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 83 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 166 180 189 210 249 252 270 315 332 378 415 420 498 540 581 630 747 756 830 945 996 1,162 1,245 1,260 1,494 1,660 1,743 1,890 2,241 2,324 2,490 2,905 2,988 3,486 3,735 3,780 4,482 4,980 5,229 5,810 6,972 7,470 8,715 8,964 10,458 11,205 11,620 14,940 15,687 17,430 20,916 22,410 26,145 31,374 34,860 44,820 52,290 62,748 78,435 104,580 156,870 and 313,740, with no remainder.

Since 313,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,740, 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).