Q: Is 346,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 346,860 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 346,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 41 45 47 60 82 90 94 123 141 164 180 188 205 235 246 282 369 410 423 470 492 564 615 705 738 820 846 940 1,230 1,410 1,476 1,692 1,845 1,927 2,115 2,460 2,820 3,690 3,854 4,230 5,781 7,380 7,708 8,460 9,635 11,562 17,343 19,270 23,124 28,905 34,686 38,540 57,810 69,372 86,715 115,620 173,430 and 346,860, with no remainder.

Since 346,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 346,860, 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).