Q: Is 3,199,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,199,300 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 3,199,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 23 25 26 46 50 52 65 92 100 107 115 130 214 230 260 299 325 428 460 535 575 598 650 1,070 1,150 1,196 1,300 1,391 1,495 2,140 2,300 2,461 2,675 2,782 2,990 4,922 5,350 5,564 5,980 6,955 7,475 9,844 10,700 12,305 13,910 14,950 24,610 27,820 29,900 31,993 34,775 49,220 61,525 63,986 69,550 123,050 127,972 139,100 159,965 246,100 319,930 639,860 799,825 1,599,650 and 3,199,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,199,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,199,300, 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).