Q: Is 3,504,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,504,200 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 3,504,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 350 700 1,400 2,503 5,006 10,012 12,515 17,521 20,024 25,030 35,042 50,060 62,575 70,084 87,605 100,120 125,150 140,168 175,210 250,300 350,420 438,025 500,600 700,840 876,050 1,752,100 and 3,504,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,504,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,504,200, 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).