Q: Is 3,137,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,137,500 is a composite number.

Why is 3,137,500 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 3,137,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 251 500 502 625 1,004 1,250 1,255 2,500 2,510 3,125 5,020 6,250 6,275 12,500 12,550 25,100 31,375 62,750 125,500 156,875 313,750 627,500 784,375 1,568,750 and 3,137,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,137,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,137,500, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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