Q: Is 3,353,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,353,250 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 3,353,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 50 51 75 85 102 125 150 170 250 255 263 375 425 510 526 750 789 850 1,275 1,315 1,578 2,125 2,550 2,630 3,945 4,250 4,471 6,375 6,575 7,890 8,942 12,750 13,150 13,413 19,725 22,355 26,826 32,875 39,450 44,710 65,750 67,065 98,625 111,775 134,130 197,250 223,550 335,325 558,875 670,650 1,117,750 1,676,625 and 3,353,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,353,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,353,250, 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).