Q: Is 347,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 347,400 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 347,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 193 200 225 300 360 386 450 579 600 772 900 965 1,158 1,544 1,737 1,800 1,930 2,316 2,895 3,474 3,860 4,632 4,825 5,790 6,948 7,720 8,685 9,650 11,580 13,896 14,475 17,370 19,300 23,160 28,950 34,740 38,600 43,425 57,900 69,480 86,850 115,800 173,700 and 347,400, with no remainder.

Since 347,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 347,400, 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).