Q: Is 347,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 347,490 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 347,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 15 18 22 26 27 30 33 39 45 54 55 65 66 78 81 90 99 110 117 130 135 143 162 165 195 198 234 243 270 286 297 330 351 390 405 429 486 495 585 594 702 715 810 858 891 990 1,053 1,170 1,215 1,287 1,430 1,485 1,755 1,782 2,106 2,145 2,430 2,574 2,673 2,970 3,159 3,510 3,861 4,290 4,455 5,265 5,346 6,318 6,435 7,722 8,910 10,530 11,583 12,870 13,365 15,795 19,305 23,166 26,730 31,590 34,749 38,610 57,915 69,498 115,830 173,745 and 347,490, with no remainder.

Since 347,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 347,490, 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).