Q: Is 3,507,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,507,525 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 3,507,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 17 21 25 35 45 51 63 75 85 105 119 131 153 175 225 255 315 357 393 425 525 595 655 765 917 1,071 1,179 1,275 1,575 1,785 1,965 2,227 2,751 2,975 3,275 3,825 4,585 5,355 5,895 6,681 8,253 8,925 9,825 11,135 13,755 15,589 20,043 22,925 26,775 29,475 33,405 41,265 46,767 55,675 68,775 77,945 100,215 140,301 167,025 206,325 233,835 389,725 501,075 701,505 1,169,175 and 3,507,525, with no remainder.

Since 3,507,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,507,525, 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).