Q: Is 3,438,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,438,750 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 3,438,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 105 125 131 150 175 210 250 262 350 375 393 525 625 655 750 786 875 917 1,050 1,250 1,310 1,750 1,834 1,875 1,965 2,625 2,751 3,275 3,750 3,930 4,375 4,585 5,250 5,502 6,550 8,750 9,170 9,825 13,125 13,755 16,375 19,650 22,925 26,250 27,510 32,750 45,850 49,125 68,775 81,875 98,250 114,625 137,550 163,750 229,250 245,625 343,875 491,250 573,125 687,750 1,146,250 1,719,375 and 3,438,750, with no remainder.

Since 3,438,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,438,750, 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).