Q: Is 342,031,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 342,031,400 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 342,031,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 197 200 394 788 985 1,576 1,970 3,940 4,925 7,880 8,681 9,850 17,362 19,700 34,724 39,400 43,405 69,448 86,810 173,620 217,025 347,240 434,050 868,100 1,710,157 1,736,200 3,420,314 6,840,628 8,550,785 13,681,256 17,101,570 34,203,140 42,753,925 68,406,280 85,507,850 171,015,700 and 342,031,400, with no remainder.

Since 342,031,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,031,400, 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).