Q: Is 310,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 310,500 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 310,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 25 27 30 36 45 46 50 54 60 69 75 90 92 100 108 115 125 135 138 150 180 207 225 230 250 270 276 300 345 375 414 450 460 500 540 575 621 675 690 750 828 900 1,035 1,125 1,150 1,242 1,350 1,380 1,500 1,725 2,070 2,250 2,300 2,484 2,700 2,875 3,105 3,375 3,450 4,140 4,500 5,175 5,750 6,210 6,750 6,900 8,625 10,350 11,500 12,420 13,500 15,525 17,250 20,700 25,875 31,050 34,500 51,750 62,100 77,625 103,500 155,250 and 310,500, with no remainder.

Since 310,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,500, 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).