Q: Is 342,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,672 is a composite number.

Why is 342,672 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 342,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 59 66 88 118 121 132 176 177 236 242 264 354 363 472 484 528 649 708 726 944 968 1,298 1,416 1,452 1,936 1,947 2,596 2,832 2,904 3,894 5,192 5,808 7,139 7,788 10,384 14,278 15,576 21,417 28,556 31,152 42,834 57,112 85,668 114,224 171,336 and 342,672, with no remainder.

Since 342,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,672, 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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