Q: Is 3,211,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,211,950 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 3,211,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 19 21 23 25 30 35 38 42 46 49 50 57 69 70 75 95 98 105 114 115 133 138 147 150 161 175 190 210 230 245 266 285 294 322 345 350 399 437 475 483 490 525 570 575 665 690 735 798 805 874 931 950 966 1,050 1,127 1,150 1,225 1,311 1,330 1,425 1,470 1,610 1,725 1,862 1,995 2,185 2,254 2,415 2,450 2,622 2,793 2,850 3,059 3,325 3,381 3,450 3,675 3,990 4,025 4,370 4,655 4,830 5,586 5,635 6,118 6,555 6,650 6,762 7,350 8,050 9,177 9,310 9,975 10,925 11,270 12,075 13,110 13,965 15,295 16,905 18,354 19,950 21,413 21,850 23,275 24,150 27,930 28,175 30,590 32,775 33,810 42,826 45,885 46,550 56,350 64,239 65,550 69,825 76,475 84,525 91,770 107,065 128,478 139,650 152,950 169,050 214,130 229,425 321,195 458,850 535,325 642,390 1,070,650 1,605,975 and 3,211,950, with no remainder.

Since 3,211,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,211,950, 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).