Q: Is 3,212,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,212,000 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 3,212,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 73 80 88 100 110 125 146 160 176 200 220 250 275 292 352 365 400 440 500 550 584 730 800 803 880 1,000 1,100 1,168 1,375 1,460 1,606 1,760 1,825 2,000 2,200 2,336 2,750 2,920 3,212 3,650 4,000 4,015 4,400 5,500 5,840 6,424 7,300 8,030 8,800 9,125 11,000 11,680 12,848 14,600 16,060 18,250 20,075 22,000 25,696 29,200 32,120 36,500 40,150 44,000 58,400 64,240 73,000 80,300 100,375 128,480 146,000 160,600 200,750 292,000 321,200 401,500 642,400 803,000 1,606,000 and 3,212,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,212,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,212,000, 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).