Q: Is 3,110,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,110,550 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 3,110,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 89 150 178 233 267 445 466 534 699 890 1,165 1,335 1,398 2,225 2,330 2,670 3,495 4,450 5,825 6,675 6,990 11,650 13,350 17,475 20,737 34,950 41,474 62,211 103,685 124,422 207,370 311,055 518,425 622,110 1,036,850 1,555,275 and 3,110,550, with no remainder.

Since 3,110,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,110,550, 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).