Q: Is 344,246,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,246,004 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 344,246,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 82 108 123 164 246 369 492 738 1,107 1,476 2,214 4,428 77,743 155,486 233,229 310,972 466,458 699,687 932,916 1,399,374 2,099,061 2,798,748 3,187,463 4,198,122 6,374,926 8,396,244 9,562,389 12,749,852 19,124,778 28,687,167 38,249,556 57,374,334 86,061,501 114,748,668 172,123,002 and 344,246,004, with no remainder.

Since 344,246,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,246,004, 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).