Q: Is 3,435,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,435,250 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 3,435,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 13 14 25 26 35 50 65 70 91 125 130 151 175 182 250 302 325 350 455 650 755 875 910 1,057 1,510 1,625 1,750 1,963 2,114 2,275 3,250 3,775 3,926 4,550 5,285 7,550 9,815 10,570 11,375 13,741 18,875 19,630 22,750 26,425 27,482 37,750 49,075 52,850 68,705 98,150 132,125 137,410 245,375 264,250 343,525 490,750 687,050 1,717,625 and 3,435,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,435,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,435,250, 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).