Q: Is 342,246,630 a Composite Number?

Why is 342,246,630 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 342,246,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 33 55 66 73 110 146 165 219 330 365 438 730 803 1,095 1,606 2,190 2,409 4,015 4,818 8,030 12,045 14,207 24,090 28,414 42,621 71,035 85,242 142,070 156,277 213,105 312,554 426,210 468,831 781,385 937,662 1,037,111 1,562,770 2,074,222 2,344,155 3,111,333 4,688,310 5,185,555 6,222,666 10,371,110 11,408,221 15,556,665 22,816,442 31,113,330 34,224,663 57,041,105 68,449,326 114,082,210 171,123,315 and 342,246,630, with no remainder.

Since 342,246,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,246,630, 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).