Q: Is 3,224,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,224,100 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 3,224,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 550 660 825 977 1,100 1,650 1,954 2,931 3,300 3,908 4,885 5,862 9,770 10,747 11,724 14,655 19,540 21,494 24,425 29,310 32,241 42,988 48,850 53,735 58,620 64,482 73,275 97,700 107,470 128,964 146,550 161,205 214,940 268,675 293,100 322,410 537,350 644,820 806,025 1,074,700 1,612,050 and 3,224,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,224,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,224,100, 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).