Q: Is 34,700,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,700,000 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 34,700,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 347 400 500 625 694 800 1,000 1,250 1,388 1,735 2,000 2,500 2,776 3,125 3,470 4,000 5,000 5,552 6,250 6,940 8,675 10,000 11,104 12,500 13,880 17,350 20,000 25,000 27,760 34,700 43,375 50,000 55,520 69,400 86,750 100,000 138,800 173,500 216,875 277,600 347,000 433,750 694,000 867,500 1,084,375 1,388,000 1,735,000 2,168,750 3,470,000 4,337,500 6,940,000 8,675,000 17,350,000 and 34,700,000, with no remainder.

Since 34,700,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,700,000, 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).