Q: Is 3,244,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,244,350 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 3,244,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 43 50 75 86 129 150 215 258 430 503 645 1,006 1,075 1,290 1,509 2,150 2,515 3,018 3,225 5,030 6,450 7,545 12,575 15,090 21,629 25,150 37,725 43,258 64,887 75,450 108,145 129,774 216,290 324,435 540,725 648,870 1,081,450 1,622,175 and 3,244,350, with no remainder.

Since 3,244,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,244,350, 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).