Q: Is 3,172,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,172,000 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 3,172,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 61 65 80 100 104 122 125 130 160 200 208 244 250 260 305 325 400 416 488 500 520 610 650 793 800 976 1,000 1,040 1,220 1,300 1,525 1,586 1,625 1,952 2,000 2,080 2,440 2,600 3,050 3,172 3,250 3,965 4,000 4,880 5,200 6,100 6,344 6,500 7,625 7,930 9,760 10,400 12,200 12,688 13,000 15,250 15,860 19,825 24,400 25,376 26,000 30,500 31,720 39,650 48,800 52,000 61,000 63,440 79,300 99,125 122,000 126,880 158,600 198,250 244,000 317,200 396,500 634,400 793,000 1,586,000 and 3,172,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,172,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,172,000, 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).