Q: Is 3,527,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,527,500 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 3,527,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 83 85 100 125 166 170 250 332 340 415 425 500 625 830 850 1,250 1,411 1,660 1,700 2,075 2,125 2,500 2,822 4,150 4,250 5,644 7,055 8,300 8,500 10,375 10,625 14,110 20,750 21,250 28,220 35,275 41,500 42,500 51,875 70,550 103,750 141,100 176,375 207,500 352,750 705,500 881,875 1,763,750 and 3,527,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,527,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,527,500, 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).