Q: Is 3,046,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,046,200 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 3,046,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 600 5,077 10,154 15,231 20,308 25,385 30,462 40,616 50,770 60,924 76,155 101,540 121,848 126,925 152,310 203,080 253,850 304,620 380,775 507,700 609,240 761,550 1,015,400 1,523,100 and 3,046,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,046,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,046,200, 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).