Q: Is 3,600,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,600,600 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 3,600,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 136 150 170 200 204 255 300 340 353 408 425 510 600 680 706 850 1,020 1,059 1,275 1,412 1,700 1,765 2,040 2,118 2,550 2,824 3,400 3,530 4,236 5,100 5,295 6,001 7,060 8,472 8,825 10,200 10,590 12,002 14,120 17,650 18,003 21,180 24,004 26,475 30,005 35,300 36,006 42,360 48,008 52,950 60,010 70,600 72,012 90,015 105,900 120,020 144,024 150,025 180,030 211,800 240,040 300,050 360,060 450,075 600,100 720,120 900,150 1,200,200 1,800,300 and 3,600,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,600,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,600,600, 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).