Q: Is 3,599,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,599,200 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 3,599,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 160 176 200 220 275 352 400 409 440 550 800 818 880 1,100 1,636 1,760 2,045 2,200 3,272 4,090 4,400 4,499 6,544 8,180 8,800 8,998 10,225 13,088 16,360 17,996 20,450 22,495 32,720 35,992 40,900 44,990 65,440 71,984 81,800 89,980 112,475 143,968 163,600 179,960 224,950 327,200 359,920 449,900 719,840 899,800 1,799,600 and 3,599,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,599,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,599,200, 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).