Q: Is 3,493,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,493,500 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 3,493,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 125 137 150 170 204 250 255 274 300 340 375 411 425 500 510 548 685 750 822 850 1,020 1,275 1,370 1,500 1,644 1,700 2,055 2,125 2,329 2,550 2,740 3,425 4,110 4,250 4,658 5,100 6,375 6,850 6,987 8,220 8,500 9,316 10,275 11,645 12,750 13,700 13,974 17,125 20,550 23,290 25,500 27,948 34,250 34,935 41,100 46,580 51,375 58,225 68,500 69,870 102,750 116,450 139,740 174,675 205,500 232,900 291,125 349,350 582,250 698,700 873,375 1,164,500 1,746,750 and 3,493,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,493,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,493,500, 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).