Q: Is 3,474,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,474,750 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 3,474,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 41 50 75 82 113 123 125 150 205 226 246 250 339 375 410 565 615 678 750 1,025 1,130 1,230 1,695 2,050 2,825 3,075 3,390 4,633 5,125 5,650 6,150 8,475 9,266 10,250 13,899 14,125 15,375 16,950 23,165 27,798 28,250 30,750 42,375 46,330 69,495 84,750 115,825 138,990 231,650 347,475 579,125 694,950 1,158,250 1,737,375 and 3,474,750, with no remainder.

Since 3,474,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,474,750, 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).