Q: Is 342,749,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 342,749,600 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 342,749,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 73 80 100 146 160 200 292 365 400 584 730 800 1,168 1,460 1,825 2,336 2,920 3,650 5,840 5,869 7,300 11,680 11,738 14,600 23,476 29,200 29,345 46,952 58,400 58,690 93,904 117,380 146,725 187,808 234,760 293,450 428,437 469,520 586,900 856,874 939,040 1,173,800 1,713,748 2,142,185 2,347,600 3,427,496 4,284,370 4,695,200 6,854,992 8,568,740 10,710,925 13,709,984 17,137,480 21,421,850 34,274,960 42,843,700 68,549,920 85,687,400 171,374,800 and 342,749,600, with no remainder.

Since 342,749,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,749,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).