Q: Is 3,388,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,388,500 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 3,388,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 125 135 150 180 225 250 251 270 300 375 450 500 502 540 675 750 753 900 1,004 1,125 1,255 1,350 1,500 1,506 2,250 2,259 2,510 2,700 3,012 3,375 3,765 4,500 4,518 5,020 6,275 6,750 6,777 7,530 9,036 11,295 12,550 13,500 13,554 15,060 18,825 22,590 25,100 27,108 31,375 33,885 37,650 45,180 56,475 62,750 67,770 75,300 94,125 112,950 125,500 135,540 169,425 188,250 225,900 282,375 338,850 376,500 564,750 677,700 847,125 1,129,500 1,694,250 and 3,388,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,388,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,388,500, 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).