Q: Is 3,001,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,001,600 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 3,001,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 67 70 80 100 112 128 134 140 160 175 200 224 256 268 280 320 335 350 400 448 469 536 560 640 670 700 800 896 938 1,072 1,120 1,280 1,340 1,400 1,600 1,675 1,792 1,876 2,144 2,240 2,345 2,680 2,800 3,200 3,350 3,752 4,288 4,480 4,690 5,360 5,600 6,400 6,700 7,504 8,576 8,960 9,380 10,720 11,200 11,725 13,400 15,008 17,152 18,760 21,440 22,400 23,450 26,800 30,016 37,520 42,880 44,800 46,900 53,600 60,032 75,040 85,760 93,800 107,200 120,064 150,080 187,600 214,400 300,160 375,200 428,800 600,320 750,400 1,500,800 and 3,001,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,001,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,001,600, 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).