Q: Is 3,240,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,240,200 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 3,240,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 136 170 200 340 425 680 850 953 1,700 1,906 3,400 3,812 4,765 7,624 9,530 16,201 19,060 23,825 32,402 38,120 47,650 64,804 81,005 95,300 129,608 162,010 190,600 324,020 405,025 648,040 810,050 1,620,100 and 3,240,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,240,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,240,200, 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).