Q: Is 3,059,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,059,700 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 3,059,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 31 35 42 47 50 60 62 70 75 84 93 94 100 105 124 140 141 150 155 175 186 188 210 217 235 282 300 310 329 350 372 420 434 465 470 525 564 620 651 658 700 705 775 868 930 940 987 1,050 1,085 1,175 1,302 1,316 1,410 1,457 1,550 1,645 1,860 1,974 2,100 2,170 2,325 2,350 2,604 2,820 2,914 3,100 3,255 3,290 3,525 3,948 4,340 4,371 4,650 4,700 4,935 5,425 5,828 6,510 6,580 7,050 7,285 8,225 8,742 9,300 9,870 10,199 10,850 13,020 14,100 14,570 16,275 16,450 17,484 19,740 20,398 21,700 21,855 24,675 29,140 30,597 32,550 32,900 36,425 40,796 43,710 49,350 50,995 61,194 65,100 72,850 87,420 98,700 101,990 109,275 122,388 145,700 152,985 203,980 218,550 254,975 305,970 437,100 509,950 611,940 764,925 1,019,900 1,529,850 and 3,059,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,059,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,059,700, 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).