Q: Is 346,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 346,560 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 346,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 64 76 80 95 96 114 120 152 160 190 192 228 240 285 304 320 361 380 456 480 570 608 722 760 912 960 1,083 1,140 1,216 1,444 1,520 1,805 1,824 2,166 2,280 2,888 3,040 3,610 3,648 4,332 4,560 5,415 5,776 6,080 7,220 8,664 9,120 10,830 11,552 14,440 17,328 18,240 21,660 23,104 28,880 34,656 43,320 57,760 69,312 86,640 115,520 173,280 and 346,560, with no remainder.

Since 346,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 346,560, 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).