Q: Is 346,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 346,800 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 346,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 48 50 51 60 68 75 80 85 100 102 120 136 150 170 200 204 240 255 272 289 300 340 400 408 425 510 578 600 680 816 850 867 1,020 1,156 1,200 1,275 1,360 1,445 1,700 1,734 2,040 2,312 2,550 2,890 3,400 3,468 4,080 4,335 4,624 5,100 5,780 6,800 6,936 7,225 8,670 10,200 11,560 13,872 14,450 17,340 20,400 21,675 23,120 28,900 34,680 43,350 57,800 69,360 86,700 115,600 173,400 and 346,800, with no remainder.

Since 346,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 346,800, 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).