Q: Is 3,079,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,079,650 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 3,079,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 175 210 245 294 350 419 490 525 735 838 1,050 1,225 1,257 1,470 2,095 2,450 2,514 2,933 3,675 4,190 5,866 6,285 7,350 8,799 10,475 12,570 14,665 17,598 20,531 20,950 29,330 31,425 41,062 43,995 61,593 62,850 73,325 87,990 102,655 123,186 146,650 205,310 219,975 307,965 439,950 513,275 615,930 1,026,550 1,539,825 and 3,079,650, with no remainder.

Since 3,079,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,079,650, 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).