Q: Is 342,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,608 is a composite number.

Why is 342,608 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 342,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 23 28 38 46 49 56 76 92 98 112 133 152 161 184 196 266 304 322 368 392 437 532 644 784 874 931 1,064 1,127 1,288 1,748 1,862 2,128 2,254 2,576 3,059 3,496 3,724 4,508 6,118 6,992 7,448 9,016 12,236 14,896 18,032 21,413 24,472 42,826 48,944 85,652 171,304 and 342,608, with no remainder.

Since 342,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,608, 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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