Q: Is 318,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 318,000 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 318,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 53 60 75 80 100 106 120 125 150 159 200 212 240 250 265 300 318 375 400 424 500 530 600 636 750 795 848 1,000 1,060 1,200 1,272 1,325 1,500 1,590 2,000 2,120 2,544 2,650 3,000 3,180 3,975 4,240 5,300 6,000 6,360 6,625 7,950 10,600 12,720 13,250 15,900 19,875 21,200 26,500 31,800 39,750 53,000 63,600 79,500 106,000 159,000 and 318,000, with no remainder.

Since 318,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,000, 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).