Q: Is 3,146,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,146,400 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 3,146,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 23 24 25 30 32 36 38 40 45 46 48 50 57 60 69 72 75 76 80 90 92 95 96 100 114 115 120 138 144 150 152 160 171 180 184 190 200 207 225 228 230 240 276 285 288 300 304 342 345 360 368 380 400 414 437 450 456 460 475 480 552 570 575 600 608 684 690 720 736 760 800 828 855 874 900 912 920 950 1,035 1,104 1,140 1,150 1,200 1,311 1,368 1,380 1,425 1,440 1,520 1,656 1,710 1,725 1,748 1,800 1,824 1,840 1,900 2,070 2,185 2,208 2,280 2,300 2,400 2,622 2,736 2,760 2,850 3,040 3,312 3,420 3,450 3,496 3,600 3,680 3,800 3,933 4,140 4,275 4,370 4,560 4,600 5,175 5,244 5,472 5,520 5,700 6,555 6,624 6,840 6,900 6,992 7,200 7,600 7,866 8,280 8,550 8,740 9,120 9,200 10,350 10,488 10,925 11,040 11,400 13,110 13,680 13,800 13,984 15,200 15,732 16,560 17,100 17,480 18,400 19,665 20,700 20,976 21,850 22,800 26,220 27,360 27,600 31,464 32,775 33,120 34,200 34,960 39,330 41,400 41,952 43,700 45,600 52,440 55,200 62,928 65,550 68,400 69,920 78,660 82,800 87,400 98,325 104,880 125,856 131,100 136,800 157,320 165,600 174,800 196,650 209,760 262,200 314,640 349,600 393,300 524,400 629,280 786,600 1,048,800 1,573,200 and 3,146,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,146,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,146,400, 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).