Q: Is 316,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,470 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 316,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 21 22 30 33 35 42 55 66 70 77 105 110 137 154 165 210 231 274 330 385 411 462 685 770 822 959 1,155 1,370 1,507 1,918 2,055 2,310 2,877 3,014 4,110 4,521 4,795 5,754 7,535 9,042 9,590 10,549 14,385 15,070 21,098 22,605 28,770 31,647 45,210 52,745 63,294 105,490 158,235 and 316,470, with no remainder.

Since 316,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,470, 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).