Q: Is 3,351,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,351,000 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 3,351,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,117 1,500 2,234 3,000 3,351 4,468 5,585 6,702 8,936 11,170 13,404 16,755 22,340 26,808 27,925 33,510 44,680 55,850 67,020 83,775 111,700 134,040 139,625 167,550 223,400 279,250 335,100 418,875 558,500 670,200 837,750 1,117,000 1,675,500 and 3,351,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,351,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,351,000, 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).