Q: Is 3,513,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,513,250 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 3,513,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 23 25 26 46 47 50 65 94 115 125 130 230 235 250 299 325 470 575 598 611 650 1,081 1,150 1,175 1,222 1,495 1,625 2,162 2,350 2,875 2,990 3,055 3,250 5,405 5,750 5,875 6,110 7,475 10,810 11,750 14,053 14,950 15,275 27,025 28,106 30,550 37,375 54,050 70,265 74,750 76,375 135,125 140,530 152,750 270,250 351,325 702,650 1,756,625 and 3,513,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,513,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,513,250, 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).