Q: Is 3,028,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,028,950 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 3,028,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 53 75 90 106 127 150 159 225 254 265 318 381 450 477 530 635 762 795 954 1,143 1,270 1,325 1,590 1,905 2,286 2,385 2,650 3,175 3,810 3,975 4,770 5,715 6,350 6,731 7,950 9,525 11,430 11,925 13,462 19,050 20,193 23,850 28,575 33,655 40,386 57,150 60,579 67,310 100,965 121,158 168,275 201,930 302,895 336,550 504,825 605,790 1,009,650 1,514,475 and 3,028,950, with no remainder.

Since 3,028,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,028,950, 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).