Q: Is 342,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,540 is a composite number.

Why is 342,540 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 342,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 173 180 198 220 330 346 396 495 519 660 692 865 990 1,038 1,557 1,730 1,903 1,980 2,076 2,595 3,114 3,460 3,806 5,190 5,709 6,228 7,612 7,785 9,515 10,380 11,418 15,570 17,127 19,030 22,836 28,545 31,140 34,254 38,060 57,090 68,508 85,635 114,180 171,270 and 342,540, with no remainder.

Since 342,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,540, 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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