Q: Is 344,320,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,320,320 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 344,320,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 358,667 717,334 1,076,001 1,434,668 1,793,335 2,152,002 2,869,336 3,586,670 4,304,004 5,380,005 5,738,672 7,173,340 8,608,008 10,760,010 11,477,344 14,346,680 17,216,016 21,520,020 22,954,688 28,693,360 34,432,032 43,040,040 57,386,720 68,864,064 86,080,080 114,773,440 172,160,160 and 344,320,320, with no remainder.

Since 344,320,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,320,320, 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).