Q: Is 3,504,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,504,900 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 3,504,900 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 1,669 2,100 3,338 5,007 6,676 8,345 10,014 11,683 16,690 20,028 23,366 25,035 33,380 35,049 41,725 46,732 50,070 58,415 70,098 83,450 100,140 116,830 125,175 140,196 166,900 175,245 233,660 250,350 292,075 350,490 500,700 584,150 700,980 876,225 1,168,300 1,752,450 and 3,504,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,504,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,504,900, 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).