Q: Is 347,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 347,424 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 347,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 32 33 42 44 47 48 56 66 77 84 88 94 96 112 132 141 154 168 176 188 224 231 264 282 308 329 336 352 376 462 517 528 564 616 658 672 752 924 987 1,034 1,056 1,128 1,232 1,316 1,504 1,551 1,848 1,974 2,068 2,256 2,464 2,632 3,102 3,619 3,696 3,948 4,136 4,512 5,264 6,204 7,238 7,392 7,896 8,272 10,528 10,857 12,408 14,476 15,792 16,544 21,714 24,816 28,952 31,584 43,428 49,632 57,904 86,856 115,808 173,712 and 347,424, with no remainder.

Since 347,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 347,424, 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).