Q: Is 3,141,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,141,000 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 3,141,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 125 150 180 200 225 250 300 349 360 375 450 500 600 698 750 900 1,000 1,047 1,125 1,396 1,500 1,745 1,800 2,094 2,250 2,792 3,000 3,141 3,490 4,188 4,500 5,235 6,282 6,980 8,376 8,725 9,000 10,470 12,564 13,960 15,705 17,450 20,940 25,128 26,175 31,410 34,900 41,880 43,625 52,350 62,820 69,800 78,525 87,250 104,700 125,640 130,875 157,050 174,500 209,400 261,750 314,100 349,000 392,625 523,500 628,200 785,250 1,047,000 1,570,500 and 3,141,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,141,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,141,000, 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).