Q: Is 34,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,272 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 34,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 28 32 34 36 42 48 51 56 63 68 72 84 96 102 112 119 126 136 144 153 168 204 224 238 252 272 288 306 336 357 408 476 504 544 612 672 714 816 952 1,008 1,071 1,224 1,428 1,632 1,904 2,016 2,142 2,448 2,856 3,808 4,284 4,896 5,712 8,568 11,424 17,136 and 34,272, with no remainder.

Since 34,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,272, 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).