Q: Is 3,500,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,500,700 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 3,500,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 1,667 2,100 3,334 5,001 6,668 8,335 10,002 11,669 16,670 20,004 23,338 25,005 33,340 35,007 41,675 46,676 50,010 58,345 70,014 83,350 100,020 116,690 125,025 140,028 166,700 175,035 233,380 250,050 291,725 350,070 500,100 583,450 700,140 875,175 1,166,900 1,750,350 and 3,500,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,500,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,500,700, 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).