Q: Is 3,053,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,053,000 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 3,053,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 50 71 86 100 125 142 172 200 215 250 284 344 355 430 500 568 710 860 1,000 1,075 1,420 1,720 1,775 2,150 2,840 3,053 3,550 4,300 5,375 6,106 7,100 8,600 8,875 10,750 12,212 14,200 15,265 17,750 21,500 24,424 30,530 35,500 43,000 61,060 71,000 76,325 122,120 152,650 305,300 381,625 610,600 763,250 1,526,500 and 3,053,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,053,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,053,000, 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).