Q: Is 3,215,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,215,400 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 3,215,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 120 138 150 184 200 230 233 276 300 345 460 466 552 575 600 690 699 920 932 1,150 1,165 1,380 1,398 1,725 1,864 2,300 2,330 2,760 2,796 3,450 3,495 4,600 4,660 5,359 5,592 5,825 6,900 6,990 9,320 10,718 11,650 13,800 13,980 16,077 17,475 21,436 23,300 26,795 27,960 32,154 34,950 42,872 46,600 53,590 64,308 69,900 80,385 107,180 128,616 133,975 139,800 160,770 214,360 267,950 321,540 401,925 535,900 643,080 803,850 1,071,800 1,607,700 and 3,215,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,215,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,215,400, 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).