Q: Is 3,469,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,469,950 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 3,469,950 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 99 110 150 165 198 225 275 330 450 495 550 701 825 990 1,402 1,650 2,103 2,475 3,505 4,206 4,950 6,309 7,010 7,711 10,515 12,618 15,422 17,525 21,030 23,133 31,545 35,050 38,555 46,266 52,575 63,090 69,399 77,110 105,150 115,665 138,798 157,725 192,775 231,330 315,450 346,995 385,550 578,325 693,990 1,156,650 1,734,975 and 3,469,950, with no remainder.

Since 3,469,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,469,950, 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).