Q: Is 3,037,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,037,200 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 3,037,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 2,531 5,062 7,593 10,124 12,655 15,186 20,248 25,310 30,372 37,965 40,496 50,620 60,744 63,275 75,930 101,240 121,488 126,550 151,860 189,825 202,480 253,100 303,720 379,650 506,200 607,440 759,300 1,012,400 1,518,600 and 3,037,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,037,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,037,200, 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).