Q: Is 3,496,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,496,900 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 3,496,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 110 121 170 187 220 242 275 289 340 374 425 484 550 578 605 748 850 935 1,100 1,156 1,210 1,445 1,700 1,870 2,057 2,420 2,890 3,025 3,179 3,740 4,114 4,675 5,780 6,050 6,358 7,225 8,228 9,350 10,285 12,100 12,716 14,450 15,895 18,700 20,570 28,900 31,790 34,969 41,140 51,425 63,580 69,938 79,475 102,850 139,876 158,950 174,845 205,700 317,900 349,690 699,380 874,225 1,748,450 and 3,496,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,496,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,496,900, 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).