Q: Is 3,227,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,227,100 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 3,227,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 150 155 186 300 310 347 372 465 620 694 775 930 1,041 1,388 1,550 1,735 1,860 2,082 2,325 3,100 3,470 4,164 4,650 5,205 6,940 8,675 9,300 10,410 10,757 17,350 20,820 21,514 26,025 32,271 34,700 43,028 52,050 53,785 64,542 104,100 107,570 129,084 161,355 215,140 268,925 322,710 537,850 645,420 806,775 1,075,700 1,613,550 and 3,227,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,227,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,227,100, 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).