Q: Is 3,388,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,388,700 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 3,388,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 47 50 70 94 100 103 140 175 188 206 235 329 350 412 470 515 658 700 721 940 1,030 1,175 1,316 1,442 1,645 2,060 2,350 2,575 2,884 3,290 3,605 4,700 4,841 5,150 6,580 7,210 8,225 9,682 10,300 14,420 16,450 18,025 19,364 24,205 32,900 33,887 36,050 48,410 67,774 72,100 96,820 121,025 135,548 169,435 242,050 338,870 484,100 677,740 847,175 1,694,350 and 3,388,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,388,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,388,700, 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).