Q: Is 3,043,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,043,000 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 3,043,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 179 200 250 340 358 425 500 680 716 850 895 1,000 1,432 1,700 1,790 2,125 3,043 3,400 3,580 4,250 4,475 6,086 7,160 8,500 8,950 12,172 15,215 17,000 17,900 22,375 24,344 30,430 35,800 44,750 60,860 76,075 89,500 121,720 152,150 179,000 304,300 380,375 608,600 760,750 1,521,500 and 3,043,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,043,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,043,000, 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).