Q: Is 3,511,755 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,511,755 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 3,511,755 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 23 27 29 39 45 65 69 81 87 115 117 135 145 195 207 261 299 345 351 377 405 435 585 621 667 783 897 1,035 1,053 1,131 1,305 1,495 1,755 1,863 1,885 2,001 2,349 2,691 3,105 3,335 3,393 3,915 4,485 5,265 5,655 6,003 8,073 8,671 9,315 10,005 10,179 11,745 13,455 16,965 18,009 24,219 26,013 30,015 30,537 40,365 43,355 50,895 54,027 78,039 90,045 121,095 130,065 152,685 234,117 270,135 390,195 702,351 1,170,585 and 3,511,755, with no remainder.

Since 3,511,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,511,755, 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).