Q: Is 340,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 340,704 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 340,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 32 36 39 42 48 52 56 63 72 78 84 91 96 104 112 117 126 144 156 168 169 182 208 224 234 252 273 288 312 336 338 364 416 468 504 507 546 624 672 676 728 819 936 1,008 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,248 1,352 1,456 1,521 1,638 1,872 2,016 2,028 2,184 2,366 2,704 2,912 3,042 3,276 3,549 3,744 4,056 4,368 4,732 5,408 6,084 6,552 7,098 8,112 8,736 9,464 10,647 12,168 13,104 14,196 16,224 18,928 21,294 24,336 26,208 28,392 37,856 42,588 48,672 56,784 85,176 113,568 170,352 and 340,704, with no remainder.

Since 340,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,704, 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).