Q: Is 3,201,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,400 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 3,201,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 16,007 32,014 64,028 80,035 128,056 160,070 320,140 400,175 640,280 800,350 1,600,700 and 3,201,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,400, 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).