Q: Is 3,424,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,424,500 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 3,424,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 761 900 1,125 1,500 1,522 2,250 2,283 3,044 3,805 4,500 4,566 6,849 7,610 9,132 11,415 13,698 15,220 19,025 22,830 27,396 34,245 38,050 45,660 57,075 68,490 76,100 95,125 114,150 136,980 171,225 190,250 228,300 285,375 342,450 380,500 570,750 684,900 856,125 1,141,500 1,712,250 and 3,424,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,424,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,424,500, 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).