Q: Is 3,253,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,253,200 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 3,253,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 2,711 5,422 8,133 10,844 13,555 16,266 21,688 27,110 32,532 40,665 43,376 54,220 65,064 67,775 81,330 108,440 130,128 135,550 162,660 203,325 216,880 271,100 325,320 406,650 542,200 650,640 813,300 1,084,400 1,626,600 and 3,253,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,253,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,253,200, 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).