Q: Is 3,135,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,135,600 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 3,135,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 65 67 72 75 78 80 90 100 104 117 120 130 134 144 150 156 180 195 200 201 208 225 234 240 260 268 300 312 325 335 360 390 400 402 450 468 520 536 585 600 603 624 650 670 720 780 804 871 900 936 975 1,005 1,040 1,072 1,170 1,200 1,206 1,300 1,340 1,560 1,608 1,675 1,742 1,800 1,872 1,950 2,010 2,340 2,412 2,600 2,613 2,680 2,925 3,015 3,120 3,216 3,350 3,484 3,600 3,900 4,020 4,355 4,680 4,824 5,025 5,200 5,226 5,360 5,850 6,030 6,700 6,968 7,800 7,839 8,040 8,710 9,360 9,648 10,050 10,452 11,700 12,060 13,065 13,400 13,936 15,075 15,600 15,678 16,080 17,420 20,100 20,904 21,775 23,400 24,120 26,130 26,800 30,150 31,356 34,840 39,195 40,200 41,808 43,550 46,800 48,240 52,260 60,300 62,712 65,325 69,680 78,390 80,400 87,100 104,520 120,600 125,424 130,650 156,780 174,200 195,975 209,040 241,200 261,300 313,560 348,400 391,950 522,600 627,120 783,900 1,045,200 1,567,800 and 3,135,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,135,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,135,600, 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).