Q: Is 342,211,122 a Composite Number?

Why is 342,211,122 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 342,211,122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 27 33 34 51 54 66 99 102 153 187 198 297 306 374 459 561 594 918 1,122 1,683 3,366 5,049 10,098 33,889 67,778 101,667 203,334 305,001 372,779 576,113 610,002 745,558 915,003 1,118,337 1,152,226 1,728,339 1,830,006 2,236,674 3,355,011 3,456,678 5,185,017 6,337,243 6,710,022 10,065,033 10,370,034 12,674,486 15,555,051 19,011,729 20,130,066 31,110,102 38,023,458 57,035,187 114,070,374 171,105,561 and 342,211,122, with no remainder.

Since 342,211,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,211,122, 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).