Q: Is 343,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 343,872 is a composite number.

Why is 343,872 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 343,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 192 199 216 288 398 432 576 597 796 864 1,194 1,592 1,728 1,791 2,388 3,184 3,582 4,776 5,373 6,368 7,164 9,552 10,746 12,736 14,328 19,104 21,492 28,656 38,208 42,984 57,312 85,968 114,624 171,936 and 343,872, with no remainder.

Since 343,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 343,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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