Q: Is 3,338,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,338,500 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 3,338,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 607 1,100 1,214 1,375 2,428 2,750 3,035 5,500 6,070 6,677 12,140 13,354 15,175 26,708 30,350 33,385 60,700 66,770 75,875 133,540 151,750 166,925 303,500 333,850 667,700 834,625 1,669,250 and 3,338,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,338,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,338,500, 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).