Q: Is 342,312 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,312 is a composite number.

Why is 342,312 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 342,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 408 839 1,678 2,517 3,356 5,034 6,712 10,068 14,263 20,136 28,526 42,789 57,052 85,578 114,104 171,156 and 342,312, with no remainder.

Since 342,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,312, 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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