Q: Is 3,346,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,346,800 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 3,346,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 2,789 5,578 8,367 11,156 13,945 16,734 22,312 27,890 33,468 41,835 44,624 55,780 66,936 69,725 83,670 111,560 133,872 139,450 167,340 209,175 223,120 278,900 334,680 418,350 557,800 669,360 836,700 1,115,600 1,673,400 and 3,346,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,346,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,346,800, 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).