Q: Is 3,324,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,324,500 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 3,324,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 61 100 109 122 125 218 244 250 305 436 500 545 610 1,090 1,220 1,525 2,180 2,725 3,050 5,450 6,100 6,649 7,625 10,900 13,298 13,625 15,250 26,596 27,250 30,500 33,245 54,500 66,490 132,980 166,225 332,450 664,900 831,125 1,662,250 and 3,324,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,324,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,324,500, 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).