Q: Is 3,418,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,418,500 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 3,418,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 43 50 53 60 75 86 100 106 125 129 150 159 172 212 215 250 258 265 300 318 375 430 500 516 530 636 645 750 795 860 1,060 1,075 1,290 1,325 1,500 1,590 2,150 2,279 2,580 2,650 3,180 3,225 3,975 4,300 4,558 5,300 5,375 6,450 6,625 6,837 7,950 9,116 10,750 11,395 12,900 13,250 13,674 15,900 16,125 19,875 21,500 22,790 26,500 27,348 32,250 34,185 39,750 45,580 56,975 64,500 68,370 79,500 113,950 136,740 170,925 227,900 284,875 341,850 569,750 683,700 854,625 1,139,500 1,709,250 and 3,418,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,418,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,418,500, 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).