Q: Is 3,139,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,139,500 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 3,139,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 25 26 28 30 35 39 42 46 50 52 60 65 69 70 75 78 84 91 92 100 105 115 125 130 138 140 150 156 161 175 182 195 210 230 250 260 273 276 299 300 322 325 345 350 364 375 390 420 455 460 483 500 525 546 575 598 644 650 690 700 750 780 805 875 897 910 966 975 1,050 1,092 1,150 1,196 1,300 1,365 1,380 1,495 1,500 1,610 1,625 1,725 1,750 1,794 1,820 1,932 1,950 2,093 2,100 2,275 2,300 2,415 2,625 2,730 2,875 2,990 3,220 3,250 3,450 3,500 3,588 3,900 4,025 4,186 4,485 4,550 4,830 4,875 5,250 5,460 5,750 5,980 6,279 6,500 6,825 6,900 7,475 8,050 8,372 8,625 8,970 9,100 9,660 9,750 10,465 10,500 11,375 11,500 12,075 12,558 13,650 14,950 16,100 17,250 17,940 19,500 20,125 20,930 22,425 22,750 24,150 25,116 27,300 29,900 31,395 34,125 34,500 37,375 40,250 41,860 44,850 45,500 48,300 52,325 60,375 62,790 68,250 74,750 80,500 89,700 104,650 112,125 120,750 125,580 136,500 149,500 156,975 209,300 224,250 241,500 261,625 313,950 448,500 523,250 627,900 784,875 1,046,500 1,569,750 and 3,139,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,139,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,139,500, 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).