Q: Is 3,423,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,423,900 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 3,423,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 101 113 150 202 226 300 303 339 404 452 505 565 606 678 1,010 1,130 1,212 1,356 1,515 1,695 2,020 2,260 2,525 2,825 3,030 3,390 5,050 5,650 6,060 6,780 7,575 8,475 10,100 11,300 11,413 15,150 16,950 22,826 30,300 33,900 34,239 45,652 57,065 68,478 114,130 136,956 171,195 228,260 285,325 342,390 570,650 684,780 855,975 1,141,300 1,711,950 and 3,423,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,423,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,423,900, 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).