Q: Is 3,400,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,400,000 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 3,400,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 125 136 160 170 200 250 272 320 340 400 425 500 544 625 680 800 850 1,000 1,088 1,250 1,360 1,600 1,700 2,000 2,125 2,500 2,720 3,125 3,400 4,000 4,250 5,000 5,440 6,250 6,800 8,000 8,500 10,000 10,625 12,500 13,600 17,000 20,000 21,250 25,000 27,200 34,000 40,000 42,500 50,000 53,125 68,000 85,000 100,000 106,250 136,000 170,000 200,000 212,500 340,000 425,000 680,000 850,000 1,700,000 and 3,400,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,400,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,400,000, 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).