Q: Is 342,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,280 is a composite number.

Why is 342,280 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 342,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 43 86 172 199 215 344 398 430 796 860 995 1,592 1,720 1,990 3,980 7,960 8,557 17,114 34,228 42,785 68,456 85,570 171,140 and 342,280, with no remainder.

Since 342,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,280, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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