Q: Is 3,235,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,235,400 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 3,235,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 350 700 1,400 2,311 4,622 9,244 11,555 16,177 18,488 23,110 32,354 46,220 57,775 64,708 80,885 92,440 115,550 129,416 161,770 231,100 323,540 404,425 462,200 647,080 808,850 1,617,700 and 3,235,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,235,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,235,400, 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).