Q: Is 3,150,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,150,900 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 3,150,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 225 270 300 324 389 405 450 540 675 778 810 900 1,167 1,350 1,556 1,620 1,945 2,025 2,334 2,700 3,501 3,890 4,050 4,668 5,835 7,002 7,780 8,100 9,725 10,503 11,670 14,004 17,505 19,450 21,006 23,340 29,175 31,509 35,010 38,900 42,012 52,515 58,350 63,018 70,020 87,525 105,030 116,700 126,036 157,545 175,050 210,060 262,575 315,090 350,100 525,150 630,180 787,725 1,050,300 1,575,450 and 3,150,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,150,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,150,900, 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).