Q: Is 344,631,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,631,272 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 344,631,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 59 76 83 118 152 166 236 332 463 472 664 926 1,121 1,577 1,852 2,242 3,154 3,704 4,484 4,897 6,308 8,797 8,968 9,794 12,616 17,594 19,588 27,317 35,188 38,429 39,176 54,634 70,376 76,858 93,043 109,268 153,716 186,086 218,536 307,432 372,172 519,023 730,151 744,344 1,038,046 1,460,302 2,076,092 2,267,311 2,920,604 4,152,184 4,534,622 5,841,208 9,069,244 18,138,488 43,078,909 86,157,818 172,315,636 and 344,631,272, with no remainder.

Since 344,631,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,631,272, 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).