Q: Is 3,171,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,171,600 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 3,171,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 600 720 881 900 1,200 1,762 1,800 2,643 3,524 3,600 4,405 5,286 7,048 7,929 8,810 10,572 13,215 14,096 15,858 17,620 21,144 22,025 26,430 31,716 35,240 39,645 42,288 44,050 52,860 63,432 66,075 70,480 79,290 88,100 105,720 126,864 132,150 158,580 176,200 198,225 211,440 264,300 317,160 352,400 396,450 528,600 634,320 792,900 1,057,200 1,585,800 and 3,171,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,171,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,171,600, 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).