Q: Is 3,280,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,280,900 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 3,280,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 43 50 70 86 100 109 140 172 175 215 218 301 350 430 436 545 602 700 763 860 1,075 1,090 1,204 1,505 1,526 2,150 2,180 2,725 3,010 3,052 3,815 4,300 4,687 5,450 6,020 7,525 7,630 9,374 10,900 15,050 15,260 18,748 19,075 23,435 30,100 32,809 38,150 46,870 65,618 76,300 93,740 117,175 131,236 164,045 234,350 328,090 468,700 656,180 820,225 1,640,450 and 3,280,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,280,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,280,900, 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).