Q: Is 347,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 347,130 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 347,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 29 30 35 38 42 45 57 58 63 70 87 90 95 105 114 126 133 145 171 174 190 203 210 261 266 285 290 315 342 399 406 435 522 551 570 609 630 665 798 855 870 1,015 1,102 1,197 1,218 1,305 1,330 1,653 1,710 1,827 1,995 2,030 2,394 2,610 2,755 3,045 3,306 3,654 3,857 3,990 4,959 5,510 5,985 6,090 7,714 8,265 9,135 9,918 11,571 11,970 16,530 18,270 19,285 23,142 24,795 34,713 38,570 49,590 57,855 69,426 115,710 173,565 and 347,130, with no remainder.

Since 347,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 347,130, 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).