Q: Is 3,085,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,085,500 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 3,085,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 30 33 34 44 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 85 100 102 110 121 125 132 150 165 170 187 204 220 242 250 255 275 300 330 340 363 374 375 425 484 500 510 550 561 605 660 726 748 750 825 850 935 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,210 1,275 1,375 1,452 1,500 1,650 1,700 1,815 1,870 2,057 2,125 2,244 2,420 2,550 2,750 2,805 3,025 3,300 3,630 3,740 4,114 4,125 4,250 4,675 5,100 5,500 5,610 6,050 6,171 6,375 7,260 8,228 8,250 8,500 9,075 9,350 10,285 11,220 12,100 12,342 12,750 14,025 15,125 16,500 18,150 18,700 20,570 23,375 24,684 25,500 28,050 30,250 30,855 36,300 41,140 45,375 46,750 51,425 56,100 60,500 61,710 70,125 90,750 93,500 102,850 123,420 140,250 154,275 181,500 205,700 257,125 280,500 308,550 514,250 617,100 771,375 1,028,500 1,542,750 and 3,085,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,085,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,085,500, 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).