Q: Is 347,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 347,200 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 347,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 31 32 35 40 50 56 62 64 70 80 100 112 124 140 155 160 175 200 217 224 248 280 310 320 350 400 434 448 496 560 620 700 775 800 868 992 1,085 1,120 1,240 1,400 1,550 1,600 1,736 1,984 2,170 2,240 2,480 2,800 3,100 3,472 4,340 4,960 5,425 5,600 6,200 6,944 8,680 9,920 10,850 11,200 12,400 13,888 17,360 21,700 24,800 34,720 43,400 49,600 69,440 86,800 173,600 and 347,200, with no remainder.

Since 347,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 347,200, 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).