Q: Is 344,343,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,343,500 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 344,343,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 170 250 289 340 425 500 578 850 1,156 1,445 1,700 2,125 2,383 2,890 4,250 4,766 5,780 7,225 8,500 9,532 11,915 14,450 23,830 28,900 36,125 40,511 47,660 59,575 72,250 81,022 119,150 144,500 162,044 202,555 238,300 297,875 405,110 595,750 688,687 810,220 1,012,775 1,191,500 1,377,374 2,025,550 2,754,748 3,443,435 4,051,100 5,063,875 6,886,870 10,127,750 13,773,740 17,217,175 20,255,500 34,434,350 68,868,700 86,085,875 172,171,750 and 344,343,500, with no remainder.

Since 344,343,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,343,500, 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).