Q: Is 3,207,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,207,000 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 3,207,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,069 1,500 2,138 3,000 3,207 4,276 5,345 6,414 8,552 10,690 12,828 16,035 21,380 25,656 26,725 32,070 42,760 53,450 64,140 80,175 106,900 128,280 133,625 160,350 213,800 267,250 320,700 400,875 534,500 641,400 801,750 1,069,000 1,603,500 and 3,207,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,207,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,207,000, 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).