Q: Is 3,194,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,194,700 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 3,194,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 138 150 230 276 300 345 460 463 575 690 926 1,150 1,380 1,389 1,725 1,852 2,300 2,315 2,778 3,450 4,630 5,556 6,900 6,945 9,260 10,649 11,575 13,890 21,298 23,150 27,780 31,947 34,725 42,596 46,300 53,245 63,894 69,450 106,490 127,788 138,900 159,735 212,980 266,225 319,470 532,450 638,940 798,675 1,064,900 1,597,350 and 3,194,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,194,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,194,700, 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).