Q: Is 348,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 348,840 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 348,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 19 20 24 27 30 34 36 38 40 45 51 54 57 60 68 72 76 85 90 95 102 108 114 120 135 136 152 153 170 171 180 190 204 216 228 255 270 285 306 323 340 342 360 380 408 456 459 510 513 540 570 612 646 680 684 760 765 855 918 969 1,020 1,026 1,080 1,140 1,224 1,292 1,368 1,530 1,615 1,710 1,836 1,938 2,040 2,052 2,280 2,295 2,565 2,584 2,907 3,060 3,230 3,420 3,672 3,876 4,104 4,590 4,845 5,130 5,814 6,120 6,460 6,840 7,752 8,721 9,180 9,690 10,260 11,628 12,920 14,535 17,442 18,360 19,380 20,520 23,256 29,070 34,884 38,760 43,605 58,140 69,768 87,210 116,280 174,420 and 348,840, with no remainder.

Since 348,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 348,840, 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).