Q: Is 3,201,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,500 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 3,201,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 125 190 250 337 380 475 500 674 950 1,348 1,685 1,900 2,375 3,370 4,750 6,403 6,740 8,425 9,500 12,806 16,850 25,612 32,015 33,700 42,125 64,030 84,250 128,060 160,075 168,500 320,150 640,300 800,375 1,600,750 and 3,201,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,500, 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).