Q: Is 3,473,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,473,550 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 3,473,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 31 45 50 54 62 75 83 90 93 135 150 155 166 186 225 249 270 279 310 415 450 465 498 558 675 747 775 830 837 930 1,245 1,350 1,395 1,494 1,550 1,674 2,075 2,241 2,325 2,490 2,573 2,790 3,735 4,150 4,185 4,482 4,650 5,146 6,225 6,975 7,470 7,719 8,370 11,205 12,450 12,865 13,950 15,438 18,675 20,925 22,410 23,157 25,730 37,350 38,595 41,850 46,314 56,025 64,325 69,471 77,190 112,050 115,785 128,650 138,942 192,975 231,570 347,355 385,950 578,925 694,710 1,157,850 1,736,775 and 3,473,550, with no remainder.

Since 3,473,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,473,550, 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).