Q: Is 343,332 a Composite Number?

Why is 343,332 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 343,332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 17 18 22 27 33 34 36 44 51 54 66 68 99 102 108 132 153 187 198 204 289 297 306 374 396 459 561 578 594 612 748 867 918 1,122 1,156 1,188 1,683 1,734 1,836 2,244 2,601 3,179 3,366 3,468 5,049 5,202 6,358 6,732 7,803 9,537 10,098 10,404 12,716 15,606 19,074 20,196 28,611 31,212 38,148 57,222 85,833 114,444 171,666 and 343,332, with no remainder.

Since 343,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,332, 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).