Q: Is 3,208,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,208,275 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 3,208,275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 49 63 75 97 105 135 147 175 189 225 245 291 315 441 485 525 675 679 735 873 945 1,225 1,323 1,455 1,575 2,037 2,205 2,425 2,619 3,395 3,675 4,365 4,725 4,753 6,111 6,615 7,275 10,185 11,025 13,095 14,259 16,975 18,333 21,825 23,765 30,555 33,075 42,777 50,925 65,475 71,295 91,665 118,825 128,331 152,775 213,885 356,475 458,325 641,655 1,069,425 and 3,208,275, with no remainder.

Since 3,208,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,208,275, 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).