Q: Is 3,470,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,470,700 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 3,470,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 138 150 230 276 300 345 460 503 575 690 1,006 1,150 1,380 1,509 1,725 2,012 2,300 2,515 3,018 3,450 5,030 6,036 6,900 7,545 10,060 11,569 12,575 15,090 23,138 25,150 30,180 34,707 37,725 46,276 50,300 57,845 69,414 75,450 115,690 138,828 150,900 173,535 231,380 289,225 347,070 578,450 694,140 867,675 1,156,900 1,735,350 and 3,470,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,470,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,470,700, 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).