Q: Is 3,135,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,135,300 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 3,135,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 1,493 2,100 2,986 4,479 5,972 7,465 8,958 10,451 14,930 17,916 20,902 22,395 29,860 31,353 37,325 41,804 44,790 52,255 62,706 74,650 89,580 104,510 111,975 125,412 149,300 156,765 209,020 223,950 261,275 313,530 447,900 522,550 627,060 783,825 1,045,100 1,567,650 and 3,135,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,135,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,135,300, 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).