Q: Is 34,343,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,343,550 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 34,343,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 90 150 167 225 334 450 457 501 835 914 1,002 1,371 1,503 1,670 2,285 2,505 2,742 3,006 4,113 4,175 4,570 5,010 6,855 7,515 8,226 8,350 11,425 12,525 13,710 15,030 20,565 22,850 25,050 34,275 37,575 41,130 68,550 75,150 76,319 102,825 152,638 205,650 228,957 381,595 457,914 686,871 763,190 1,144,785 1,373,742 1,907,975 2,289,570 3,434,355 3,815,950 5,723,925 6,868,710 11,447,850 17,171,775 and 34,343,550, with no remainder.

Since 34,343,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,343,550, 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).