Q: Is 3,437,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,437,000 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 3,437,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 491 500 700 875 982 1,000 1,400 1,750 1,964 2,455 3,437 3,500 3,928 4,910 6,874 7,000 9,820 12,275 13,748 17,185 19,640 24,550 27,496 34,370 49,100 61,375 68,740 85,925 98,200 122,750 137,480 171,850 245,500 343,700 429,625 491,000 687,400 859,250 1,718,500 and 3,437,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,437,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,437,000, 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).