Q: Is 3,332,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,332,500 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 3,332,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 43 50 62 86 100 124 125 155 172 215 250 310 430 500 620 625 775 860 1,075 1,250 1,333 1,550 2,150 2,500 2,666 3,100 3,875 4,300 5,332 5,375 6,665 7,750 10,750 13,330 15,500 19,375 21,500 26,660 26,875 33,325 38,750 53,750 66,650 77,500 107,500 133,300 166,625 333,250 666,500 833,125 1,666,250 and 3,332,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,332,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,332,500, 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).