Q: Is 343,460,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 343,460,012 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 343,460,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 23 28 46 49 61 92 98 122 161 196 244 322 427 644 854 1,127 1,249 1,403 1,708 2,254 2,498 2,806 2,989 4,508 4,996 5,612 5,978 8,743 9,821 11,956 17,486 19,642 28,727 34,972 39,284 57,454 61,201 68,747 76,189 114,908 122,402 137,494 152,378 201,089 244,804 274,988 304,756 402,178 533,323 804,356 1,066,646 1,407,623 1,752,347 2,133,292 2,815,246 3,504,694 3,733,261 5,630,492 7,009,388 7,466,522 12,266,429 14,933,044 24,532,858 49,065,716 85,865,003 171,730,006 and 343,460,012, with no remainder.

Since 343,460,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,460,012, 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).