Q: Is 334,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 334,368 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 334,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 43 48 54 72 81 86 96 108 129 144 162 172 216 243 258 288 324 344 387 432 486 516 648 688 774 864 972 1,032 1,161 1,296 1,376 1,548 1,944 2,064 2,322 2,592 3,096 3,483 3,888 4,128 4,644 6,192 6,966 7,776 9,288 10,449 12,384 13,932 18,576 20,898 27,864 37,152 41,796 55,728 83,592 111,456 167,184 and 334,368, with no remainder.

Since 334,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 334,368, 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).