Q: Is 344,101,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,101,240 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 344,101,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 29 31 35 40 56 58 62 70 116 124 140 145 155 203 217 232 248 280 290 310 406 434 580 620 812 868 899 1,015 1,085 1,160 1,240 1,367 1,624 1,736 1,798 2,030 2,170 2,734 3,596 4,060 4,340 4,495 5,468 6,293 6,835 7,192 8,120 8,680 8,990 9,569 10,936 12,586 13,670 17,980 19,138 25,172 27,340 31,465 35,960 38,276 39,643 42,377 47,845 50,344 54,680 62,930 76,552 79,286 84,754 95,690 125,860 158,572 169,508 191,380 198,215 211,885 251,720 277,501 296,639 317,144 339,016 382,760 396,430 423,770 555,002 593,278 792,860 847,540 1,110,004 1,186,556 1,228,933 1,387,505 1,483,195 1,585,720 1,695,080 2,220,008 2,373,112 2,457,866 2,775,010 2,966,390 4,915,732 5,550,020 5,932,780 6,144,665 8,602,531 9,831,464 11,100,040 11,865,560 12,289,330 17,205,062 24,578,660 34,410,124 43,012,655 49,157,320 68,820,248 86,025,310 172,050,620 and 344,101,240, with no remainder.

Since 344,101,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,101,240, 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).