Q: Is 3,442,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,442,400 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 3,442,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 160 200 208 260 325 331 400 416 520 650 662 800 1,040 1,300 1,324 1,655 2,080 2,600 2,648 3,310 4,303 5,200 5,296 6,620 8,275 8,606 10,400 10,592 13,240 16,550 17,212 21,515 26,480 33,100 34,424 43,030 52,960 66,200 68,848 86,060 107,575 132,400 137,696 172,120 215,150 264,800 344,240 430,300 688,480 860,600 1,721,200 and 3,442,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,442,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,442,400, 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).