Q: Is 316,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,440 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 316,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 293 360 540 586 879 1,080 1,172 1,465 1,758 2,344 2,637 2,930 3,516 4,395 5,274 5,860 7,032 7,911 8,790 10,548 11,720 13,185 15,822 17,580 21,096 26,370 31,644 35,160 39,555 52,740 63,288 79,110 105,480 158,220 and 316,440, with no remainder.

Since 316,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,440, 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).