Q: Is 3,110,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,110,000 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 3,110,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 311 400 500 622 625 1,000 1,244 1,250 1,555 2,000 2,488 2,500 3,110 4,976 5,000 6,220 7,775 10,000 12,440 15,550 24,880 31,100 38,875 62,200 77,750 124,400 155,500 194,375 311,000 388,750 622,000 777,500 1,555,000 and 3,110,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,110,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,110,000, 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).