Q: Is 3,443,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,443,000 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 3,443,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 125 200 220 250 275 313 440 500 550 626 1,000 1,100 1,252 1,375 1,565 2,200 2,504 2,750 3,130 3,443 5,500 6,260 6,886 7,825 11,000 12,520 13,772 15,650 17,215 27,544 31,300 34,430 39,125 62,600 68,860 78,250 86,075 137,720 156,500 172,150 313,000 344,300 430,375 688,600 860,750 1,721,500 and 3,443,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,443,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,443,000, 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).