Q: Is 303,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 303,264 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 303,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 32 36 39 48 52 54 72 78 81 96 104 108 117 144 156 162 208 216 234 243 288 312 324 351 416 432 468 486 624 648 702 729 864 936 972 1,053 1,248 1,296 1,404 1,458 1,872 1,944 2,106 2,592 2,808 2,916 3,159 3,744 3,888 4,212 5,616 5,832 6,318 7,776 8,424 9,477 11,232 11,664 12,636 16,848 18,954 23,328 25,272 33,696 37,908 50,544 75,816 101,088 151,632 and 303,264, with no remainder.

Since 303,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 303,264, 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).