Q: Is 3,233,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,233,000 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 3,233,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 53 61 100 106 122 125 200 212 244 250 265 305 424 488 500 530 610 1,000 1,060 1,220 1,325 1,525 2,120 2,440 2,650 3,050 3,233 5,300 6,100 6,466 6,625 7,625 10,600 12,200 12,932 13,250 15,250 16,165 25,864 26,500 30,500 32,330 53,000 61,000 64,660 80,825 129,320 161,650 323,300 404,125 646,600 808,250 1,616,500 and 3,233,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,233,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,233,000, 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).