Q: Is 3,518,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,518,700 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 3,518,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 148 150 185 222 300 317 370 444 555 634 740 925 951 1,110 1,268 1,585 1,850 1,902 2,220 2,775 3,170 3,700 3,804 4,755 5,550 6,340 7,925 9,510 11,100 11,729 15,850 19,020 23,458 23,775 31,700 35,187 46,916 47,550 58,645 70,374 95,100 117,290 140,748 175,935 234,580 293,225 351,870 586,450 703,740 879,675 1,172,900 1,759,350 and 3,518,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,518,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,518,700, 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).