Q: Is 3,522,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,522,200 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 3,522,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 200 220 275 440 550 1,100 1,601 2,200 3,202 6,404 8,005 12,808 16,010 17,611 32,020 35,222 40,025 64,040 70,444 80,050 88,055 140,888 160,100 176,110 320,200 352,220 440,275 704,440 880,550 1,761,100 and 3,522,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,522,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,522,200, 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).