Q: Is 3,457,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,457,300 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 3,457,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 154 175 220 275 308 350 385 449 550 700 770 898 1,100 1,540 1,796 1,925 2,245 3,143 3,850 4,490 4,939 6,286 7,700 8,980 9,878 11,225 12,572 15,715 19,756 22,450 24,695 31,430 34,573 44,900 49,390 62,860 69,146 78,575 98,780 123,475 138,292 157,150 172,865 246,950 314,300 345,730 493,900 691,460 864,325 1,728,650 and 3,457,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,457,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,457,300, 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).