Q: Is 3,124,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,124,000 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 3,124,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 71 80 88 100 110 125 142 160 176 200 220 250 275 284 352 355 400 440 500 550 568 710 781 800 880 1,000 1,100 1,136 1,375 1,420 1,562 1,760 1,775 2,000 2,200 2,272 2,750 2,840 3,124 3,550 3,905 4,000 4,400 5,500 5,680 6,248 7,100 7,810 8,800 8,875 11,000 11,360 12,496 14,200 15,620 17,750 19,525 22,000 24,992 28,400 31,240 35,500 39,050 44,000 56,800 62,480 71,000 78,100 97,625 124,960 142,000 156,200 195,250 284,000 312,400 390,500 624,800 781,000 1,562,000 and 3,124,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,124,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,124,000, 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).