Q: Is 340,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 340,200 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 340,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 50 54 56 60 63 70 72 75 81 84 90 100 105 108 120 126 135 140 150 162 168 175 180 189 200 210 216 225 243 252 270 280 300 315 324 350 360 378 405 420 450 486 504 525 540 567 600 630 648 675 700 756 810 840 900 945 972 1,050 1,080 1,134 1,215 1,260 1,350 1,400 1,512 1,575 1,620 1,701 1,800 1,890 1,944 2,025 2,100 2,268 2,430 2,520 2,700 2,835 3,150 3,240 3,402 3,780 4,050 4,200 4,536 4,725 4,860 5,400 5,670 6,075 6,300 6,804 7,560 8,100 8,505 9,450 9,720 11,340 12,150 12,600 13,608 14,175 16,200 17,010 18,900 22,680 24,300 28,350 34,020 37,800 42,525 48,600 56,700 68,040 85,050 113,400 170,100 and 340,200, with no remainder.

Since 340,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,200, 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).