Q: Is 3,478,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,478,950 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 3,478,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 81 90 135 150 162 225 270 405 450 675 810 859 1,350 1,718 2,025 2,577 4,050 4,295 5,154 7,731 8,590 12,885 15,462 21,475 23,193 25,770 38,655 42,950 46,386 64,425 69,579 77,310 115,965 128,850 139,158 193,275 231,930 347,895 386,550 579,825 695,790 1,159,650 1,739,475 and 3,478,950, with no remainder.

Since 3,478,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,478,950, 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).