Q: Is 342,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 342,342 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 342,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 13 14 18 19 21 22 26 33 38 39 42 57 63 66 77 78 91 99 114 117 126 133 143 154 171 182 198 209 231 234 247 266 273 286 342 399 418 429 462 494 546 627 693 741 798 819 858 1,001 1,197 1,254 1,287 1,386 1,463 1,482 1,638 1,729 1,881 2,002 2,223 2,394 2,574 2,717 2,926 3,003 3,458 3,762 4,389 4,446 5,187 5,434 6,006 8,151 8,778 9,009 10,374 13,167 15,561 16,302 18,018 19,019 24,453 26,334 31,122 38,038 48,906 57,057 114,114 171,171 and 342,342, with no remainder.

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