Q: Is 3,488,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,488,700 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 3,488,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 290 300 348 401 435 580 725 802 870 1,203 1,450 1,604 1,740 2,005 2,175 2,406 2,900 4,010 4,350 4,812 6,015 8,020 8,700 10,025 11,629 12,030 20,050 23,258 24,060 30,075 34,887 40,100 46,516 58,145 60,150 69,774 116,290 120,300 139,548 174,435 232,580 290,725 348,870 581,450 697,740 872,175 1,162,900 1,744,350 and 3,488,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,488,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,488,700, 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).