Q: Is 343,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 343,620 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 343,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 83 90 92 115 138 166 180 207 230 249 276 332 345 414 415 460 498 690 747 828 830 996 1,035 1,245 1,380 1,494 1,660 1,909 2,070 2,490 2,988 3,735 3,818 4,140 4,980 5,727 7,470 7,636 9,545 11,454 14,940 17,181 19,090 22,908 28,635 34,362 38,180 57,270 68,724 85,905 114,540 171,810 and 343,620, with no remainder.

Since 343,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,620, 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).