Q: Is 3,568,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,568,800 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 3,568,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 1,487 2,400 2,974 4,461 5,948 7,435 8,922 11,896 14,870 17,844 22,305 23,792 29,740 35,688 37,175 44,610 47,584 59,480 71,376 74,350 89,220 111,525 118,960 142,752 148,700 178,440 223,050 237,920 297,400 356,880 446,100 594,800 713,760 892,200 1,189,600 1,784,400 and 3,568,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,568,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,568,800, 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).