Q: Is 3,338,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,338,100 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 3,338,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 3,709 7,418 11,127 14,836 18,545 22,254 33,381 37,090 44,508 55,635 66,762 74,180 92,725 111,270 133,524 166,905 185,450 222,540 278,175 333,810 370,900 556,350 667,620 834,525 1,112,700 1,669,050 and 3,338,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,338,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,338,100, 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).