Q: Is 3,042,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,042,600 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 3,042,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 110 120 132 150 165 200 220 264 275 300 330 440 461 550 600 660 825 922 1,100 1,320 1,383 1,650 1,844 2,200 2,305 2,766 3,300 3,688 4,610 5,071 5,532 6,600 6,915 9,220 10,142 11,064 11,525 13,830 15,213 18,440 20,284 23,050 25,355 27,660 30,426 34,575 40,568 46,100 50,710 55,320 60,852 69,150 76,065 92,200 101,420 121,704 126,775 138,300 152,130 202,840 253,550 276,600 304,260 380,325 507,100 608,520 760,650 1,014,200 1,521,300 and 3,042,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,042,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,042,600, 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).