Q: Is 3,205,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,205,200 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 3,205,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 2,671 5,342 8,013 10,684 13,355 16,026 21,368 26,710 32,052 40,065 42,736 53,420 64,104 66,775 80,130 106,840 128,208 133,550 160,260 200,325 213,680 267,100 320,520 400,650 534,200 641,040 801,300 1,068,400 1,602,600 and 3,205,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,205,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,205,200, 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).