Q: Is 343,201,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 343,201,432 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 343,201,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 6,128,597 12,257,194 24,514,388 42,900,179 49,028,776 85,800,358 171,600,716 and 343,201,432, with no remainder.

Since 343,201,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,201,432, 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).