Q: Is 3,035,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,035,550 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 3,035,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 59 70 75 98 105 118 147 150 175 177 210 245 294 295 343 350 354 413 490 525 590 686 735 826 885 1,029 1,050 1,225 1,239 1,470 1,475 1,715 1,770 2,058 2,065 2,450 2,478 2,891 2,950 3,430 3,675 4,130 4,425 5,145 5,782 6,195 7,350 8,575 8,673 8,850 10,290 10,325 12,390 14,455 17,150 17,346 20,237 20,650 25,725 28,910 30,975 40,474 43,365 51,450 60,711 61,950 72,275 86,730 101,185 121,422 144,550 202,370 216,825 303,555 433,650 505,925 607,110 1,011,850 1,517,775 and 3,035,550, with no remainder.

Since 3,035,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,035,550, 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).