Q: Is 3,402,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,402,300 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 3,402,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 550 660 825 1,031 1,100 1,650 2,062 3,093 3,300 4,124 5,155 6,186 10,310 11,341 12,372 15,465 20,620 22,682 25,775 30,930 34,023 45,364 51,550 56,705 61,860 68,046 77,325 103,100 113,410 136,092 154,650 170,115 226,820 283,525 309,300 340,230 567,050 680,460 850,575 1,134,100 1,701,150 and 3,402,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,402,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,402,300, 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).