Q: Is 3,224,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,224,400 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 3,224,400 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 2,687 5,374 8,061 10,748 13,435 16,122 21,496 26,870 32,244 40,305 42,992 53,740 64,488 67,175 80,610 107,480 128,976 134,350 161,220 201,525 214,960 268,700 322,440 403,050 537,400 644,880 806,100 1,074,800 1,612,200 and 3,224,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,224,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,224,400, 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).