Q: Is 3,437,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,437,400 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 3,437,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 136 150 170 200 204 255 300 337 340 408 425 510 600 674 680 850 1,011 1,020 1,275 1,348 1,685 1,700 2,022 2,040 2,550 2,696 3,370 3,400 4,044 5,055 5,100 5,729 6,740 8,088 8,425 10,110 10,200 11,458 13,480 16,850 17,187 20,220 22,916 25,275 28,645 33,700 34,374 40,440 45,832 50,550 57,290 67,400 68,748 85,935 101,100 114,580 137,496 143,225 171,870 202,200 229,160 286,450 343,740 429,675 572,900 687,480 859,350 1,145,800 1,718,700 and 3,437,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,437,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,437,400, 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).