Q: Is 318,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 318,060 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 318,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 27 30 31 36 38 45 54 57 60 62 76 90 93 95 108 114 124 135 155 171 180 186 190 228 270 279 285 310 342 372 380 465 513 540 558 570 589 620 684 837 855 930 1,026 1,116 1,140 1,178 1,395 1,674 1,710 1,767 1,860 2,052 2,356 2,565 2,790 2,945 3,348 3,420 3,534 4,185 5,130 5,301 5,580 5,890 7,068 8,370 8,835 10,260 10,602 11,780 15,903 16,740 17,670 21,204 26,505 31,806 35,340 53,010 63,612 79,515 106,020 159,030 and 318,060, with no remainder.

Since 318,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,060, 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).