Q: Is 3,143,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,143,700 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 3,143,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 126 140 150 175 180 210 225 252 300 315 350 420 450 499 525 630 700 900 998 1,050 1,260 1,497 1,575 1,996 2,100 2,495 2,994 3,150 3,493 4,491 4,990 5,988 6,300 6,986 7,485 8,982 9,980 10,479 12,475 13,972 14,970 17,465 17,964 20,958 22,455 24,950 29,940 31,437 34,930 37,425 41,916 44,910 49,900 52,395 62,874 69,860 74,850 87,325 89,820 104,790 112,275 125,748 149,700 157,185 174,650 209,580 224,550 261,975 314,370 349,300 449,100 523,950 628,740 785,925 1,047,900 1,571,850 and 3,143,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,143,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,143,700, 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).