Q: Is 3,424,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,424,400 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 3,424,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 400 560 700 1,223 1,400 2,446 2,800 4,892 6,115 8,561 9,784 12,230 17,122 19,568 24,460 30,575 34,244 42,805 48,920 61,150 68,488 85,610 97,840 122,300 136,976 171,220 214,025 244,600 342,440 428,050 489,200 684,880 856,100 1,712,200 and 3,424,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,424,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,424,400, 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).