Q: Is 3,132,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,132,300 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 3,132,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 100 106 150 159 197 212 265 300 318 394 530 591 636 788 795 985 1,060 1,182 1,325 1,590 1,970 2,364 2,650 2,955 3,180 3,940 3,975 4,925 5,300 5,910 7,950 9,850 10,441 11,820 14,775 15,900 19,700 20,882 29,550 31,323 41,764 52,205 59,100 62,646 104,410 125,292 156,615 208,820 261,025 313,230 522,050 626,460 783,075 1,044,100 1,566,150 and 3,132,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,132,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,132,300, 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).