Q: Is 3,176,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,176,250 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 3,176,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 21 22 25 30 33 35 42 50 55 66 70 75 77 105 110 121 125 150 154 165 175 210 231 242 250 275 330 350 363 375 385 462 525 550 605 625 726 750 770 825 847 875 1,050 1,155 1,210 1,250 1,375 1,650 1,694 1,750 1,815 1,875 1,925 2,310 2,541 2,625 2,750 3,025 3,630 3,750 3,850 4,125 4,235 4,375 5,082 5,250 5,775 6,050 6,875 8,250 8,470 8,750 9,075 9,625 11,550 12,705 13,125 13,750 15,125 18,150 19,250 20,625 21,175 25,410 26,250 28,875 30,250 41,250 42,350 45,375 48,125 57,750 63,525 75,625 90,750 96,250 105,875 127,050 144,375 151,250 211,750 226,875 288,750 317,625 453,750 529,375 635,250 1,058,750 1,588,125 and 3,176,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,176,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,176,250, 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).