Q: Is 342,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,504 is a composite number.

Why is 342,504 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 342,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 67 71 72 134 142 201 213 268 284 402 426 536 568 603 639 804 852 1,206 1,278 1,608 1,704 2,412 2,556 4,757 4,824 5,112 9,514 14,271 19,028 28,542 38,056 42,813 57,084 85,626 114,168 171,252 and 342,504, with no remainder.

Since 342,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,504, 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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