Q: Is 3,362,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,362,000 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 3,362,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 41 50 80 82 100 125 164 200 205 250 328 400 410 500 656 820 1,000 1,025 1,640 1,681 2,000 2,050 3,280 3,362 4,100 5,125 6,724 8,200 8,405 10,250 13,448 16,400 16,810 20,500 26,896 33,620 41,000 42,025 67,240 82,000 84,050 134,480 168,100 210,125 336,200 420,250 672,400 840,500 1,681,000 and 3,362,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,362,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,362,000, 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).