Q: Is 3,152,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,152,000 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 3,152,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 197 200 250 320 394 400 500 640 788 800 985 1,000 1,576 1,600 1,970 2,000 3,152 3,200 3,940 4,000 4,925 6,304 7,880 8,000 9,850 12,608 15,760 16,000 19,700 24,625 25,216 31,520 39,400 49,250 63,040 78,800 98,500 126,080 157,600 197,000 315,200 394,000 630,400 788,000 1,576,000 and 3,152,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,152,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,152,000, 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).