Q: Is 315,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 315,360 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 315,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 73 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 146 160 180 216 219 240 270 288 292 360 365 432 438 480 540 584 657 720 730 864 876 1,080 1,095 1,168 1,314 1,440 1,460 1,752 1,971 2,160 2,190 2,336 2,628 2,920 3,285 3,504 3,942 4,320 4,380 5,256 5,840 6,570 7,008 7,884 8,760 9,855 10,512 11,680 13,140 15,768 17,520 19,710 21,024 26,280 31,536 35,040 39,420 52,560 63,072 78,840 105,120 157,680 and 315,360, with no remainder.

Since 315,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,360, 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).