Q: Is 3,408,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,408,000 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 3,408,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 71 75 80 96 100 120 125 128 142 150 160 192 200 213 240 250 284 300 320 355 375 384 400 426 480 500 568 600 640 710 750 800 852 960 1,000 1,065 1,136 1,200 1,420 1,500 1,600 1,704 1,775 1,920 2,000 2,130 2,272 2,400 2,840 3,000 3,200 3,408 3,550 4,000 4,260 4,544 4,800 5,325 5,680 6,000 6,816 7,100 8,000 8,520 8,875 9,088 9,600 10,650 11,360 12,000 13,632 14,200 16,000 17,040 17,750 21,300 22,720 24,000 26,625 27,264 28,400 34,080 35,500 42,600 45,440 48,000 53,250 56,800 68,160 71,000 85,200 106,500 113,600 136,320 142,000 170,400 213,000 227,200 284,000 340,800 426,000 568,000 681,600 852,000 1,136,000 1,704,000 and 3,408,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,408,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,408,000, 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).