Q: Is 3,203,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,203,000 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 3,203,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 500 1,000 3,203 6,406 12,812 16,015 25,624 32,030 64,060 80,075 128,120 160,150 320,300 400,375 640,600 800,750 1,601,500 and 3,203,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,203,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,203,000, 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).