Q: Is 342,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 342,860 is a composite number.

Why is 342,860 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 342,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 31 35 62 70 79 124 140 155 158 217 310 316 395 434 553 620 790 868 1,085 1,106 1,580 2,170 2,212 2,449 2,765 4,340 4,898 5,530 9,796 11,060 12,245 17,143 24,490 34,286 48,980 68,572 85,715 171,430 and 342,860, with no remainder.

Since 342,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,860, 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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