Q: Is 3,440,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,440,200 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 3,440,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 103 167 200 206 334 412 515 668 824 835 1,030 1,336 1,670 2,060 2,575 3,340 4,120 4,175 5,150 6,680 8,350 10,300 16,700 17,201 20,600 33,400 34,402 68,804 86,005 137,608 172,010 344,020 430,025 688,040 860,050 1,720,100 and 3,440,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,440,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,440,200, 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).