Q: Is 3,278,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,278,250 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 3,278,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 31 45 47 50 62 75 90 93 94 125 141 150 155 186 225 235 250 279 282 310 375 423 450 465 470 558 705 750 775 846 930 1,125 1,175 1,395 1,410 1,457 1,550 2,115 2,250 2,325 2,350 2,790 2,914 3,525 3,875 4,230 4,371 4,650 5,875 6,975 7,050 7,285 7,750 8,742 10,575 11,625 11,750 13,113 13,950 14,570 17,625 21,150 21,855 23,250 26,226 34,875 35,250 36,425 43,710 52,875 65,565 69,750 72,850 105,750 109,275 131,130 182,125 218,550 327,825 364,250 546,375 655,650 1,092,750 1,639,125 and 3,278,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,278,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,278,250, 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).