Q: Is 3,472,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,472,800 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 3,472,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 1,447 2,400 2,894 4,341 5,788 7,235 8,682 11,576 14,470 17,364 21,705 23,152 28,940 34,728 36,175 43,410 46,304 57,880 69,456 72,350 86,820 108,525 115,760 138,912 144,700 173,640 217,050 231,520 289,400 347,280 434,100 578,800 694,560 868,200 1,157,600 1,736,400 and 3,472,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,472,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,472,800, 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).