Q: Is 3,337,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,337,000 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 3,337,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 71 94 100 125 142 188 200 235 250 284 355 376 470 500 568 710 940 1,000 1,175 1,420 1,775 1,880 2,350 2,840 3,337 3,550 4,700 5,875 6,674 7,100 8,875 9,400 11,750 13,348 14,200 16,685 17,750 23,500 26,696 33,370 35,500 47,000 66,740 71,000 83,425 133,480 166,850 333,700 417,125 667,400 834,250 1,668,500 and 3,337,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,337,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,337,000, 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).