Q: Is 3,055,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,055,500 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 3,055,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 97 100 105 125 126 140 150 175 180 194 210 225 250 252 291 300 315 350 375 388 420 450 485 500 525 582 630 679 700 750 873 875 900 970 1,050 1,125 1,164 1,260 1,358 1,455 1,500 1,575 1,746 1,750 1,940 2,037 2,100 2,250 2,425 2,625 2,716 2,910 3,150 3,395 3,492 3,500 4,074 4,365 4,500 4,850 5,250 5,820 6,111 6,300 6,790 7,275 7,875 8,148 8,730 9,700 10,185 10,500 12,125 12,222 13,580 14,550 15,750 16,975 17,460 20,370 21,825 24,250 24,444 29,100 30,555 31,500 33,950 36,375 40,740 43,650 48,500 50,925 61,110 67,900 72,750 84,875 87,300 101,850 109,125 122,220 145,500 152,775 169,750 203,700 218,250 254,625 305,550 339,500 436,500 509,250 611,100 763,875 1,018,500 1,527,750 and 3,055,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,055,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,055,500, 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).