Q: Is 3,004,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,004,200 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 3,004,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,669 1,800 3,338 5,007 6,676 8,345 10,014 13,352 15,021 16,690 20,028 25,035 30,042 33,380 40,056 41,725 50,070 60,084 66,760 75,105 83,450 100,140 120,168 125,175 150,210 166,900 200,280 250,350 300,420 333,800 375,525 500,700 600,840 751,050 1,001,400 1,502,100 and 3,004,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,004,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,004,200, 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).