Q: Is 3,234,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,234,000 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 3,234,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 48 49 50 55 56 60 66 70 75 77 80 84 88 98 100 105 110 112 120 125 132 140 147 150 154 165 168 175 176 196 200 210 220 231 240 245 250 264 275 280 294 300 308 330 336 350 375 385 392 400 420 440 462 490 500 525 528 539 550 560 588 600 616 660 700 735 750 770 784 825 840 875 880 924 980 1,000 1,050 1,078 1,100 1,155 1,176 1,200 1,225 1,232 1,320 1,375 1,400 1,470 1,500 1,540 1,617 1,650 1,680 1,750 1,848 1,925 1,960 2,000 2,100 2,156 2,200 2,310 2,352 2,450 2,625 2,640 2,695 2,750 2,800 2,940 3,000 3,080 3,234 3,300 3,500 3,675 3,696 3,850 3,920 4,125 4,200 4,312 4,400 4,620 4,900 5,250 5,390 5,500 5,775 5,880 6,000 6,125 6,160 6,468 6,600 7,000 7,350 7,700 8,085 8,250 8,400 8,624 9,240 9,625 9,800 10,500 10,780 11,000 11,550 11,760 12,250 12,936 13,200 13,475 14,000 14,700 15,400 16,170 16,500 18,375 18,480 19,250 19,600 21,000 21,560 22,000 23,100 24,500 25,872 26,950 28,875 29,400 30,800 32,340 33,000 36,750 38,500 40,425 42,000 43,120 46,200 49,000 53,900 57,750 58,800 64,680 66,000 67,375 73,500 77,000 80,850 92,400 98,000 107,800 115,500 129,360 134,750 147,000 154,000 161,700 202,125 215,600 231,000 269,500 294,000 323,400 404,250 462,000 539,000 646,800 808,500 1,078,000 1,617,000 and 3,234,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,234,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,234,000, 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).