Q: Is 303,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 303,240 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 303,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 24 28 30 35 38 40 42 56 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 114 120 133 140 152 168 190 210 228 266 280 285 361 380 399 420 456 532 570 665 722 760 798 840 1,064 1,083 1,140 1,330 1,444 1,596 1,805 1,995 2,166 2,280 2,527 2,660 2,888 3,192 3,610 3,990 4,332 5,054 5,320 5,415 7,220 7,581 7,980 8,664 10,108 10,830 12,635 14,440 15,162 15,960 20,216 21,660 25,270 30,324 37,905 43,320 50,540 60,648 75,810 101,080 151,620 and 303,240, with no remainder.

Since 303,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 303,240, 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).