Q: Is 346,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 346,242 is a composite number.

Why is 346,242 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 346,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 23 26 39 46 69 78 138 193 299 386 579 598 897 1,158 1,794 2,509 4,439 5,018 7,527 8,878 13,317 15,054 26,634 57,707 115,414 173,121 and 346,242, with no remainder.

Since 346,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 346,242, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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