Q: Is 3,040,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,040,450 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 3,040,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 25 34 35 49 50 70 73 85 98 119 146 170 175 238 245 350 365 425 490 511 595 730 833 850 1,022 1,190 1,225 1,241 1,666 1,825 2,450 2,482 2,555 2,975 3,577 3,650 4,165 5,110 5,950 6,205 7,154 8,330 8,687 12,410 12,775 17,374 17,885 20,825 25,550 31,025 35,770 41,650 43,435 60,809 62,050 86,870 89,425 121,618 178,850 217,175 304,045 434,350 608,090 1,520,225 and 3,040,450, with no remainder.

Since 3,040,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,040,450, 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).