Q: Is 3,351,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,351,750 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 3,351,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 41 50 75 82 109 123 125 150 205 218 246 250 327 375 410 545 615 654 750 1,025 1,090 1,230 1,635 2,050 2,725 3,075 3,270 4,469 5,125 5,450 6,150 8,175 8,938 10,250 13,407 13,625 15,375 16,350 22,345 26,814 27,250 30,750 40,875 44,690 67,035 81,750 111,725 134,070 223,450 335,175 558,625 670,350 1,117,250 1,675,875 and 3,351,750, with no remainder.

Since 3,351,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,351,750, 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).