Q: Is 348,348 a Composite Number?

Why is 348,348 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 348,348 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 29 33 39 42 44 52 58 66 77 78 84 87 91 116 132 143 154 156 174 182 203 231 273 286 308 319 348 364 377 406 429 462 546 572 609 638 754 812 858 924 957 1,001 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,276 1,508 1,716 1,914 2,002 2,233 2,262 2,436 2,639 3,003 3,828 4,004 4,147 4,466 4,524 5,278 6,006 6,699 7,917 8,294 8,932 10,556 12,012 12,441 13,398 15,834 16,588 24,882 26,796 29,029 31,668 49,764 58,058 87,087 116,116 174,174 and 348,348, with no remainder.

Since 348,348 cannot be divided by just 1 and 348,348, 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).