Q: Is 317,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 317,460 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 317,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 37 39 44 52 55 60 65 66 74 78 110 111 130 132 143 148 156 165 185 195 220 222 260 286 330 370 390 407 429 444 481 555 572 660 715 740 780 814 858 962 1,110 1,221 1,430 1,443 1,628 1,716 1,924 2,035 2,145 2,220 2,405 2,442 2,860 2,886 4,070 4,290 4,810 4,884 5,291 5,772 6,105 7,215 8,140 8,580 9,620 10,582 12,210 14,430 15,873 21,164 24,420 26,455 28,860 31,746 52,910 63,492 79,365 105,820 158,730 and 317,460, with no remainder.

Since 317,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,460, 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).