Q: Is 3,497,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,497,500 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 3,497,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 625 1,250 1,399 2,500 2,798 5,596 6,995 13,990 27,980 34,975 69,950 139,900 174,875 349,750 699,500 874,375 1,748,750 and 3,497,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,497,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,497,500, 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).