Q: Is 3,168,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,168,800 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 3,168,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 160 170 200 233 272 340 400 425 466 544 680 800 850 932 1,165 1,360 1,700 1,864 2,330 2,720 3,400 3,728 3,961 4,660 5,825 6,800 7,456 7,922 9,320 11,650 13,600 15,844 18,640 19,805 23,300 31,688 37,280 39,610 46,600 63,376 79,220 93,200 99,025 126,752 158,440 186,400 198,050 316,880 396,100 633,760 792,200 1,584,400 and 3,168,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,168,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,168,800, 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).