Q: Is 3,425,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,425,000 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 3,425,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 137 200 250 274 500 548 625 685 1,000 1,096 1,250 1,370 2,500 2,740 3,125 3,425 5,000 5,480 6,250 6,850 12,500 13,700 17,125 25,000 27,400 34,250 68,500 85,625 137,000 171,250 342,500 428,125 685,000 856,250 1,712,500 and 3,425,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,425,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,425,000, 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).