Q: Is 3,154,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,154,000 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 3,154,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 80 83 95 100 125 152 166 190 200 250 304 332 380 400 415 475 500 664 760 830 950 1,000 1,328 1,520 1,577 1,660 1,900 2,000 2,075 2,375 3,154 3,320 3,800 4,150 4,750 6,308 6,640 7,600 7,885 8,300 9,500 10,375 12,616 15,770 16,600 19,000 20,750 25,232 31,540 33,200 38,000 39,425 41,500 63,080 78,850 83,000 126,160 157,700 166,000 197,125 315,400 394,250 630,800 788,500 1,577,000 and 3,154,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,154,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,154,000, 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).