Q: Is 3,517,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,517,200 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 3,517,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 600 720 900 977 1,200 1,800 1,954 2,931 3,600 3,908 4,885 5,862 7,816 8,793 9,770 11,724 14,655 15,632 17,586 19,540 23,448 24,425 29,310 35,172 39,080 43,965 46,896 48,850 58,620 70,344 73,275 78,160 87,930 97,700 117,240 140,688 146,550 175,860 195,400 219,825 234,480 293,100 351,720 390,800 439,650 586,200 703,440 879,300 1,172,400 1,758,600 and 3,517,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,517,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,517,200, 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).