Q: Is 3,255,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,255,525 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 3,255,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 21 25 27 35 39 45 53 63 65 75 91 105 117 135 159 175 189 195 225 265 273 315 325 351 371 455 477 525 585 675 689 795 819 945 975 1,113 1,325 1,365 1,431 1,575 1,755 1,855 2,067 2,275 2,385 2,457 2,925 3,339 3,445 3,975 4,095 4,725 4,823 5,565 6,201 6,825 7,155 8,775 9,275 10,017 10,335 11,925 12,285 14,469 16,695 17,225 18,603 20,475 24,115 27,825 31,005 35,775 43,407 50,085 51,675 61,425 72,345 83,475 93,015 120,575 130,221 155,025 217,035 250,425 361,725 465,075 651,105 1,085,175 and 3,255,525, with no remainder.

Since 3,255,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,255,525, 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).