Q: Is 3,261,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,261,000 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 3,261,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,087 1,500 2,174 3,000 3,261 4,348 5,435 6,522 8,696 10,870 13,044 16,305 21,740 26,088 27,175 32,610 43,480 54,350 65,220 81,525 108,700 130,440 135,875 163,050 217,400 271,750 326,100 407,625 543,500 652,200 815,250 1,087,000 1,630,500 and 3,261,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,261,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,261,000, 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).