Q: Is 342,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,516 is a composite number.

Why is 342,516 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 342,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 23 34 46 51 68 69 73 92 102 138 146 204 219 276 292 391 438 782 876 1,173 1,241 1,564 1,679 2,346 2,482 3,358 3,723 4,692 4,964 5,037 6,716 7,446 10,074 14,892 20,148 28,543 57,086 85,629 114,172 171,258 and 342,516, with no remainder.

Since 342,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,516, 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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