Q: Is 344,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 344,760 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 344,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 20 24 26 30 34 39 40 51 52 60 65 68 78 85 102 104 120 130 136 156 169 170 195 204 221 255 260 312 338 340 390 408 442 507 510 520 663 676 680 780 845 884 1,014 1,020 1,105 1,326 1,352 1,560 1,690 1,768 2,028 2,040 2,210 2,535 2,652 2,873 3,315 3,380 4,056 4,420 5,070 5,304 5,746 6,630 6,760 8,619 8,840 10,140 11,492 13,260 14,365 17,238 20,280 22,984 26,520 28,730 34,476 43,095 57,460 68,952 86,190 114,920 172,380 and 344,760, with no remainder.

Since 344,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 344,760, 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).