Q: Is 344,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 344,172 is a composite number.

Why is 344,172 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 344,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 29 43 46 58 69 86 87 92 116 129 138 172 174 258 276 348 516 667 989 1,247 1,334 1,978 2,001 2,494 2,668 2,967 3,741 3,956 4,002 4,988 5,934 7,482 8,004 11,868 14,964 28,681 57,362 86,043 114,724 172,086 and 344,172, with no remainder.

Since 344,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,172, 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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