Q: Is 343,420,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 343,420,400 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 343,420,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 170 200 272 340 400 425 680 850 1,360 1,700 3,400 6,800 50,503 101,006 202,012 252,515 404,024 505,030 808,048 858,551 1,010,060 1,262,575 1,717,102 2,020,120 2,525,150 3,434,204 4,040,240 4,292,755 5,050,300 6,868,408 8,585,510 10,100,600 13,736,816 17,171,020 20,201,200 21,463,775 34,342,040 42,927,550 68,684,080 85,855,100 171,710,200 and 343,420,400, with no remainder.

Since 343,420,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,420,400, 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).