Q: Is 3,455,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,455,550 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 3,455,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 450 525 630 1,050 1,097 1,575 2,194 3,150 3,291 5,485 6,582 7,679 9,873 10,970 15,358 16,455 19,746 23,037 27,425 32,910 38,395 46,074 49,365 54,850 69,111 76,790 82,275 98,730 115,185 138,222 164,550 191,975 230,370 246,825 345,555 383,950 493,650 575,925 691,110 1,151,850 1,727,775 and 3,455,550, with no remainder.

Since 3,455,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,455,550, 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).