Q: Is 315,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 315,744 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 315,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 23 24 26 32 33 39 44 46 48 52 66 69 78 88 92 96 104 132 138 143 156 176 184 208 253 264 276 286 299 312 352 368 416 429 506 528 552 572 598 624 736 759 858 897 1,012 1,056 1,104 1,144 1,196 1,248 1,518 1,716 1,794 2,024 2,208 2,288 2,392 3,036 3,289 3,432 3,588 4,048 4,576 4,784 6,072 6,578 6,864 7,176 8,096 9,568 9,867 12,144 13,156 13,728 14,352 19,734 24,288 26,312 28,704 39,468 52,624 78,936 105,248 157,872 and 315,744, with no remainder.

Since 315,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,744, 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).