Q: Is 3,255,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,255,200 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 3,255,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 160 200 208 260 313 325 400 416 520 626 650 800 1,040 1,252 1,300 1,565 2,080 2,504 2,600 3,130 4,069 5,008 5,200 6,260 7,825 8,138 10,016 10,400 12,520 15,650 16,276 20,345 25,040 31,300 32,552 40,690 50,080 62,600 65,104 81,380 101,725 125,200 130,208 162,760 203,450 250,400 325,520 406,900 651,040 813,800 1,627,600 and 3,255,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,255,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,255,200, 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).