Q: Is 3,124,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,124,500 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 3,124,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 750 1,500 2,083 4,166 6,249 8,332 10,415 12,498 20,830 24,996 31,245 41,660 52,075 62,490 104,150 124,980 156,225 208,300 260,375 312,450 520,750 624,900 781,125 1,041,500 1,562,250 and 3,124,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,124,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,124,500, 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).