Q: Is 3,504,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,504,500 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 3,504,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 125 163 172 215 250 326 430 500 652 815 860 1,075 1,630 2,150 3,260 4,075 4,300 5,375 7,009 8,150 10,750 14,018 16,300 20,375 21,500 28,036 35,045 40,750 70,090 81,500 140,180 175,225 350,450 700,900 876,125 1,752,250 and 3,504,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,504,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,504,500, 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).