Q: Is 3,512,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,512,400 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 3,512,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 2,927 5,854 8,781 11,708 14,635 17,562 23,416 29,270 35,124 43,905 46,832 58,540 70,248 73,175 87,810 117,080 140,496 146,350 175,620 219,525 234,160 292,700 351,240 439,050 585,400 702,480 878,100 1,170,800 1,756,200 and 3,512,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,512,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,512,400, 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).