Q: Is 3,231,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,231,200 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 3,231,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 160 175 200 224 280 350 400 560 577 700 800 1,120 1,154 1,400 2,308 2,800 2,885 4,039 4,616 5,600 5,770 8,078 9,232 11,540 14,425 16,156 18,464 20,195 23,080 28,850 32,312 40,390 46,160 57,700 64,624 80,780 92,320 100,975 115,400 129,248 161,560 201,950 230,800 323,120 403,900 461,600 646,240 807,800 1,615,600 and 3,231,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,231,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,231,200, 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).