Q: Is 3,492,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,492,300 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 3,492,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 1,663 2,100 3,326 4,989 6,652 8,315 9,978 11,641 16,630 19,956 23,282 24,945 33,260 34,923 41,575 46,564 49,890 58,205 69,846 83,150 99,780 116,410 124,725 139,692 166,300 174,615 232,820 249,450 291,025 349,230 498,900 582,050 698,460 873,075 1,164,100 1,746,150 and 3,492,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,492,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,492,300, 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).