Q: Is 3,461,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,461,100 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 3,461,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 83 100 139 150 166 249 278 300 332 415 417 498 556 695 830 834 996 1,245 1,390 1,660 1,668 2,075 2,085 2,490 2,780 3,475 4,150 4,170 4,980 6,225 6,950 8,300 8,340 10,425 11,537 12,450 13,900 20,850 23,074 24,900 34,611 41,700 46,148 57,685 69,222 115,370 138,444 173,055 230,740 288,425 346,110 576,850 692,220 865,275 1,153,700 1,730,550 and 3,461,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,461,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,461,100, 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).