Q: Is 3,177,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,177,750 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 3,177,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 25 30 38 50 57 75 95 114 125 150 190 223 250 285 375 446 475 570 669 750 950 1,115 1,338 1,425 2,230 2,375 2,850 3,345 4,237 4,750 5,575 6,690 7,125 8,474 11,150 12,711 14,250 16,725 21,185 25,422 27,875 33,450 42,370 55,750 63,555 83,625 105,925 127,110 167,250 211,850 317,775 529,625 635,550 1,059,250 1,588,875 and 3,177,750, with no remainder.

Since 3,177,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,177,750, 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).