Q: Is 3,240,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,240,300 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 3,240,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 1,543 2,100 3,086 4,629 6,172 7,715 9,258 10,801 15,430 18,516 21,602 23,145 30,860 32,403 38,575 43,204 46,290 54,005 64,806 77,150 92,580 108,010 115,725 129,612 154,300 162,015 216,020 231,450 270,025 324,030 462,900 540,050 648,060 810,075 1,080,100 1,620,150 and 3,240,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,240,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,240,300, 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).