Q: Is 344,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,520 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 344,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 29 30 33 36 40 44 45 54 55 58 60 66 72 87 88 90 99 108 110 116 120 132 135 145 165 174 180 198 216 220 232 261 264 270 290 297 319 330 348 360 396 435 440 495 522 540 580 594 638 660 696 783 792 870 957 990 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,188 1,276 1,305 1,320 1,485 1,566 1,595 1,740 1,914 1,980 2,088 2,376 2,552 2,610 2,871 2,970 3,132 3,190 3,480 3,828 3,915 3,960 4,785 5,220 5,742 5,940 6,264 6,380 7,656 7,830 8,613 9,570 10,440 11,484 11,880 12,760 14,355 15,660 17,226 19,140 22,968 28,710 31,320 34,452 38,280 43,065 57,420 68,904 86,130 114,840 172,260 and 344,520, with no remainder.

Since 344,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,520, 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).