Q: Is 3,167,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,167,250 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 3,167,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 41 50 75 82 103 123 125 150 205 206 246 250 309 375 410 515 615 618 750 1,025 1,030 1,230 1,545 2,050 2,575 3,075 3,090 4,223 5,125 5,150 6,150 7,725 8,446 10,250 12,669 12,875 15,375 15,450 21,115 25,338 25,750 30,750 38,625 42,230 63,345 77,250 105,575 126,690 211,150 316,725 527,875 633,450 1,055,750 1,583,625 and 3,167,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,167,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,167,250, 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).