Q: Is 3,355,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,355,275 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 3,355,275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 25 33 35 49 55 75 77 83 105 147 165 175 231 245 249 275 385 415 525 539 581 735 825 913 1,155 1,225 1,245 1,617 1,743 1,925 2,075 2,695 2,739 2,905 3,675 4,067 4,565 5,775 6,225 6,391 8,085 8,715 12,201 13,475 13,695 14,525 19,173 20,335 22,825 31,955 40,425 43,575 44,737 61,005 68,475 95,865 101,675 134,211 159,775 223,685 305,025 479,325 671,055 1,118,425 and 3,355,275, with no remainder.

Since 3,355,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,355,275, 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).