Q: Is 3,236,625 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,236,625 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 3,236,625 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 63 75 105 125 135 137 175 189 225 315 375 411 525 675 685 875 945 959 1,125 1,233 1,575 2,055 2,625 2,877 3,375 3,425 3,699 4,725 4,795 6,165 7,875 8,631 10,275 14,385 17,125 18,495 23,625 23,975 25,893 30,825 43,155 51,375 71,925 92,475 119,875 129,465 154,125 215,775 359,625 462,375 647,325 1,078,875 and 3,236,625, with no remainder.

Since 3,236,625 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,236,625, 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).