Q: Is 3,406,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,406,500 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 3,406,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 757 900 1,125 1,500 1,514 2,250 2,271 3,028 3,785 4,500 4,542 6,813 7,570 9,084 11,355 13,626 15,140 18,925 22,710 27,252 34,065 37,850 45,420 56,775 68,130 75,700 94,625 113,550 136,260 170,325 189,250 227,100 283,875 340,650 378,500 567,750 681,300 851,625 1,135,500 1,703,250 and 3,406,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,406,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,406,500, 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).