Q: Is 3,624,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,624,900 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 3,624,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 43 50 60 75 86 100 129 150 172 215 258 281 300 430 516 562 645 843 860 1,075 1,124 1,290 1,405 1,686 2,150 2,580 2,810 3,225 3,372 4,215 4,300 5,620 6,450 7,025 8,430 12,083 12,900 14,050 16,860 21,075 24,166 28,100 36,249 42,150 48,332 60,415 72,498 84,300 120,830 144,996 181,245 241,660 302,075 362,490 604,150 724,980 906,225 1,208,300 1,812,450 and 3,624,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,624,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,624,900, 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).