Q: Is 3,440,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,440,250 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 3,440,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 30 33 45 50 55 66 75 90 99 110 125 139 150 165 198 225 250 275 278 330 375 417 450 495 550 695 750 825 834 990 1,125 1,251 1,375 1,390 1,529 1,650 2,085 2,250 2,475 2,502 2,750 3,058 3,475 4,125 4,170 4,587 4,950 6,255 6,950 7,645 8,250 9,174 10,425 12,375 12,510 13,761 15,290 17,375 20,850 22,935 24,750 27,522 31,275 34,750 38,225 45,870 52,125 62,550 68,805 76,450 104,250 114,675 137,610 156,375 191,125 229,350 312,750 344,025 382,250 573,375 688,050 1,146,750 1,720,125 and 3,440,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,440,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,440,250, 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).