Q: Is 342,211,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 342,211,140 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 342,211,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 937 1,874 2,029 2,811 3,748 4,058 4,685 5,622 6,087 8,116 8,433 9,370 10,145 11,244 12,174 14,055 16,866 18,261 18,740 20,290 24,348 28,110 30,435 33,732 36,522 40,580 42,165 56,220 60,870 73,044 84,330 91,305 121,740 168,660 182,610 365,220 1,901,173 3,802,346 5,703,519 7,604,692 9,505,865 11,407,038 17,110,557 19,011,730 22,814,076 28,517,595 34,221,114 38,023,460 57,035,190 68,442,228 85,552,785 114,070,380 171,105,570 and 342,211,140, with no remainder.

Since 342,211,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,211,140, 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).