Q: Is 3,259,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,259,750 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 3,259,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 25 26 34 50 59 65 85 118 125 130 170 221 250 295 325 425 442 590 650 767 850 1,003 1,105 1,475 1,534 1,625 2,006 2,125 2,210 2,950 3,250 3,835 4,250 5,015 5,525 7,375 7,670 10,030 11,050 13,039 14,750 19,175 25,075 26,078 27,625 38,350 50,150 55,250 65,195 95,875 125,375 130,390 191,750 250,750 325,975 651,950 1,629,875 and 3,259,750, with no remainder.

Since 3,259,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,259,750, 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).