Q: Is 3,452,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,452,700 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 3,452,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 300 340 425 510 677 850 1,020 1,275 1,354 1,700 2,031 2,550 2,708 3,385 4,062 5,100 6,770 8,124 10,155 11,509 13,540 16,925 20,310 23,018 33,850 34,527 40,620 46,036 50,775 57,545 67,700 69,054 101,550 115,090 138,108 172,635 203,100 230,180 287,725 345,270 575,450 690,540 863,175 1,150,900 1,726,350 and 3,452,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,452,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,452,700, 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).