Q: Is 348,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 348,432 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 348,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 61 68 84 102 112 119 122 136 168 183 204 238 244 272 336 357 366 408 427 476 488 714 732 816 854 952 976 1,037 1,281 1,428 1,464 1,708 1,904 2,074 2,562 2,856 2,928 3,111 3,416 4,148 5,124 5,712 6,222 6,832 7,259 8,296 10,248 12,444 14,518 16,592 20,496 21,777 24,888 29,036 43,554 49,776 58,072 87,108 116,144 174,216 and 348,432, with no remainder.

Since 348,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 348,432, 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).