Q: Is 343,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 343,728 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 343,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 24 28 31 33 36 42 44 48 56 62 63 66 72 77 84 88 93 99 112 124 126 132 144 154 168 176 186 198 217 231 248 252 264 279 308 336 341 372 396 434 462 496 504 528 558 616 651 682 693 744 792 868 924 1,008 1,023 1,116 1,232 1,302 1,364 1,386 1,488 1,584 1,736 1,848 1,953 2,046 2,232 2,387 2,604 2,728 2,772 3,069 3,472 3,696 3,906 4,092 4,464 4,774 5,208 5,456 5,544 6,138 7,161 7,812 8,184 9,548 10,416 11,088 12,276 14,322 15,624 16,368 19,096 21,483 24,552 28,644 31,248 38,192 42,966 49,104 57,288 85,932 114,576 171,864 and 343,728, with no remainder.

Since 343,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,728, 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).