Q: Is 317,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 317,016 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 317,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 37 42 51 56 63 68 72 74 84 102 111 119 126 136 148 153 168 204 222 238 252 259 296 306 333 357 408 444 476 504 518 612 629 666 714 777 888 952 1,036 1,071 1,224 1,258 1,332 1,428 1,554 1,887 2,072 2,142 2,331 2,516 2,664 2,856 3,108 3,774 4,284 4,403 4,662 5,032 5,661 6,216 7,548 8,568 8,806 9,324 11,322 13,209 15,096 17,612 18,648 22,644 26,418 35,224 39,627 45,288 52,836 79,254 105,672 158,508 and 317,016, with no remainder.

Since 317,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,016, 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).