Q: Is 3,435,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,435,700 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 3,435,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 43 47 50 68 85 86 94 100 170 172 188 215 235 340 425 430 470 731 799 850 860 940 1,075 1,175 1,462 1,598 1,700 2,021 2,150 2,350 2,924 3,196 3,655 3,995 4,042 4,300 4,700 7,310 7,990 8,084 10,105 14,620 15,980 18,275 19,975 20,210 34,357 36,550 39,950 40,420 50,525 68,714 73,100 79,900 101,050 137,428 171,785 202,100 343,570 687,140 858,925 1,717,850 and 3,435,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,435,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,435,700, 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).