Q: Is 3,446,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,446,300 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 3,446,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 55 65 100 110 130 143 220 241 260 275 286 325 482 550 572 650 715 964 1,100 1,205 1,300 1,430 2,410 2,651 2,860 3,133 3,575 4,820 5,302 6,025 6,266 7,150 10,604 12,050 12,532 13,255 14,300 15,665 24,100 26,510 31,330 34,463 53,020 62,660 66,275 68,926 78,325 132,550 137,852 156,650 172,315 265,100 313,300 344,630 689,260 861,575 1,723,150 and 3,446,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,446,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,446,300, 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).