Q: Is 3,393,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,393,500 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 3,393,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 617 1,100 1,234 1,375 2,468 2,750 3,085 5,500 6,170 6,787 12,340 13,574 15,425 27,148 30,850 33,935 61,700 67,870 77,125 135,740 154,250 169,675 308,500 339,350 678,700 848,375 1,696,750 and 3,393,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,393,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,393,500, 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).