Q: Is 3,271,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,271,275 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 3,271,275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 31 35 45 63 67 75 93 105 155 175 201 217 225 279 315 335 465 469 525 603 651 775 1,005 1,085 1,395 1,407 1,575 1,675 1,953 2,077 2,325 2,345 3,015 3,255 4,221 5,025 5,425 6,231 6,975 7,035 9,765 10,385 11,725 14,539 15,075 16,275 18,693 21,105 31,155 35,175 43,617 48,825 51,925 72,695 93,465 105,525 130,851 155,775 218,085 363,475 467,325 654,255 1,090,425 and 3,271,275, with no remainder.

Since 3,271,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,271,275, 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).