Q: Is 3,188,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,188,700 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 3,188,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 900 1,181 1,350 2,362 2,700 3,543 4,724 5,905 7,086 10,629 11,810 14,172 17,715 21,258 23,620 29,525 31,887 35,430 42,516 53,145 59,050 63,774 70,860 88,575 106,290 118,100 127,548 159,435 177,150 212,580 265,725 318,870 354,300 531,450 637,740 797,175 1,062,900 1,594,350 and 3,188,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,188,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,188,700, 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).