Q: Is 313,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,920 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 313,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 109 120 144 160 180 192 218 240 288 320 327 360 436 480 545 576 654 720 872 960 981 1,090 1,308 1,440 1,635 1,744 1,962 2,180 2,616 2,880 3,270 3,488 3,924 4,360 4,905 5,232 6,540 6,976 7,848 8,720 9,810 10,464 13,080 15,696 17,440 19,620 20,928 26,160 31,392 34,880 39,240 52,320 62,784 78,480 104,640 156,960 and 313,920, with no remainder.

Since 313,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,920, 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).