Q: Is 316,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,008 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 316,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 19 21 22 24 27 28 33 36 38 42 44 54 56 57 63 66 72 76 77 84 88 99 108 114 126 132 133 152 154 168 171 189 198 209 216 228 231 252 264 266 297 308 342 378 396 399 418 456 462 504 513 532 594 616 627 684 693 756 792 798 836 924 1,026 1,064 1,188 1,197 1,254 1,368 1,386 1,463 1,512 1,596 1,672 1,848 1,881 2,052 2,079 2,376 2,394 2,508 2,772 2,926 3,192 3,591 3,762 4,104 4,158 4,389 4,788 5,016 5,544 5,643 5,852 7,182 7,524 8,316 8,778 9,576 11,286 11,704 13,167 14,364 15,048 16,632 17,556 22,572 26,334 28,728 35,112 39,501 45,144 52,668 79,002 105,336 158,004 and 316,008, with no remainder.

Since 316,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,008, 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).