Q: Is 3,235,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,235,770 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 3,235,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 157 229 314 458 471 687 785 942 1,145 1,374 1,413 1,570 2,061 2,290 2,355 2,826 3,435 4,122 4,710 6,870 7,065 10,305 14,130 20,610 35,953 71,906 107,859 179,765 215,718 323,577 359,530 539,295 647,154 1,078,590 1,617,885 and 3,235,770, with no remainder.

Since 3,235,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,235,770, 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).