Q: Is 3,234,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,234,900 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 3,234,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 41 50 60 75 82 100 123 150 164 205 246 263 300 410 492 526 615 789 820 1,025 1,052 1,230 1,315 1,578 2,050 2,460 2,630 3,075 3,156 3,945 4,100 5,260 6,150 6,575 7,890 10,783 12,300 13,150 15,780 19,725 21,566 26,300 32,349 39,450 43,132 53,915 64,698 78,900 107,830 129,396 161,745 215,660 269,575 323,490 539,150 646,980 808,725 1,078,300 1,617,450 and 3,234,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,234,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,234,900, 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).