Q: Is 334,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 334,800 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 334,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 31 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 62 72 75 80 90 93 100 108 120 124 135 144 150 155 180 186 200 216 225 240 248 270 279 300 310 360 372 400 432 450 465 496 540 558 600 620 675 720 744 775 837 900 930 1,080 1,116 1,200 1,240 1,350 1,395 1,488 1,550 1,674 1,800 1,860 2,160 2,232 2,325 2,480 2,700 2,790 3,100 3,348 3,600 3,720 4,185 4,464 4,650 5,400 5,580 6,200 6,696 6,975 7,440 8,370 9,300 10,800 11,160 12,400 13,392 13,950 16,740 18,600 20,925 22,320 27,900 33,480 37,200 41,850 55,800 66,960 83,700 111,600 167,400 and 334,800, with no remainder.

Since 334,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 334,800, 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).