Q: Is 3,122,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,122,200 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 3,122,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 67 100 134 200 233 268 335 466 536 670 932 1,165 1,340 1,675 1,864 2,330 2,680 3,350 4,660 5,825 6,700 9,320 11,650 13,400 15,611 23,300 31,222 46,600 62,444 78,055 124,888 156,110 312,220 390,275 624,440 780,550 1,561,100 and 3,122,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,122,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,122,200, 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).