Q: Is 3,062,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,062,500 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 3,062,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 49 50 70 98 100 125 140 175 196 245 250 350 490 500 625 700 875 980 1,225 1,250 1,750 2,450 2,500 3,125 3,500 4,375 4,900 6,125 6,250 8,750 12,250 12,500 15,625 17,500 21,875 24,500 30,625 31,250 43,750 61,250 62,500 87,500 109,375 122,500 153,125 218,750 306,250 437,500 612,500 765,625 1,531,250 and 3,062,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,062,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,062,500, 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).