Q: Is 3,523,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,523,000 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 3,523,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 125 130 200 250 260 271 325 500 520 542 650 1,000 1,084 1,300 1,355 1,625 2,168 2,600 2,710 3,250 3,523 5,420 6,500 6,775 7,046 10,840 13,000 13,550 14,092 17,615 27,100 28,184 33,875 35,230 54,200 67,750 70,460 88,075 135,500 140,920 176,150 271,000 352,300 440,375 704,600 880,750 1,761,500 and 3,523,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,523,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,523,000, 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).