Q: Is 340,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 340,800 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 340,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 71 75 80 96 100 120 142 150 160 192 200 213 240 284 300 320 355 400 426 480 568 600 710 800 852 960 1,065 1,136 1,200 1,420 1,600 1,704 1,775 2,130 2,272 2,400 2,840 3,408 3,550 4,260 4,544 4,800 5,325 5,680 6,816 7,100 8,520 10,650 11,360 13,632 14,200 17,040 21,300 22,720 28,400 34,080 42,600 56,800 68,160 85,200 113,600 170,400 and 340,800, with no remainder.

Since 340,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 340,800, 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).