Q: Is 3,426,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,426,000 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 3,426,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 571 600 750 1,000 1,142 1,200 1,500 1,713 2,000 2,284 2,855 3,000 3,426 4,568 5,710 6,000 6,852 8,565 9,136 11,420 13,704 14,275 17,130 22,840 27,408 28,550 34,260 42,825 45,680 57,100 68,520 71,375 85,650 114,200 137,040 142,750 171,300 214,125 228,400 285,500 342,600 428,250 571,000 685,200 856,500 1,142,000 1,713,000 and 3,426,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,426,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,426,000, 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).