Q: Is 3,000,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,000,000 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 3,000,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 192 200 240 250 300 320 375 400 480 500 600 625 750 800 960 1,000 1,200 1,250 1,500 1,600 1,875 2,000 2,400 2,500 3,000 3,125 3,750 4,000 4,800 5,000 6,000 6,250 7,500 8,000 9,375 10,000 12,000 12,500 15,000 15,625 18,750 20,000 24,000 25,000 30,000 31,250 37,500 40,000 46,875 50,000 60,000 62,500 75,000 93,750 100,000 120,000 125,000 150,000 187,500 200,000 250,000 300,000 375,000 500,000 600,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 and 3,000,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,000,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,000,000, 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).