Q: Is 3,342,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,342,500 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 3,342,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 191 250 350 382 500 625 700 764 875 955 1,250 1,337 1,750 1,910 2,500 2,674 3,500 3,820 4,375 4,775 5,348 6,685 8,750 9,550 13,370 17,500 19,100 23,875 26,740 33,425 47,750 66,850 95,500 119,375 133,700 167,125 238,750 334,250 477,500 668,500 835,625 1,671,250 and 3,342,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,342,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,342,500, 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).