Q: Is 3,243,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,243,200 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 3,243,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 160 200 320 400 800 1,600 2,027 4,054 8,108 10,135 16,216 20,270 32,432 40,540 50,675 64,864 81,080 101,350 129,728 162,160 202,700 324,320 405,400 648,640 810,800 1,621,600 and 3,243,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,243,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,243,200, 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).