Q: Is 3,499,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,499,800 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 3,499,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 30 38 40 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 120 150 152 190 200 228 285 300 307 380 456 475 570 600 614 760 921 950 1,140 1,228 1,425 1,535 1,842 1,900 2,280 2,456 2,850 3,070 3,684 3,800 4,605 5,700 5,833 6,140 7,368 7,675 9,210 11,400 11,666 12,280 15,350 17,499 18,420 23,025 23,332 29,165 30,700 34,998 36,840 46,050 46,664 58,330 61,400 69,996 87,495 92,100 116,660 139,992 145,825 174,990 184,200 233,320 291,650 349,980 437,475 583,300 699,960 874,950 1,166,600 1,749,900 and 3,499,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,499,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,499,800, 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).