Q: Is 312,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 312,340 is a composite number.

Why is 312,340 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 312,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 70 92 97 115 140 161 194 230 322 388 460 485 644 679 805 970 1,358 1,610 1,940 2,231 2,716 3,220 3,395 4,462 6,790 8,924 11,155 13,580 15,617 22,310 31,234 44,620 62,468 78,085 156,170 and 312,340, with no remainder.

Since 312,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,340, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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