Q: Is 324,202,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,202,342 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 324,202,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 23 34 46 391 607 683 782 1,214 1,366 10,319 11,611 13,961 15,709 20,638 23,222 27,922 31,418 237,337 267,053 414,581 474,674 534,106 829,162 7,047,877 9,535,363 14,095,754 19,070,726 162,101,171 and 324,202,342, with no remainder.

Since 324,202,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,202,342, 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).