Q: Is 3,528,135 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,528,135 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 3,528,135 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 37 39 45 65 111 117 163 185 195 333 481 489 555 585 815 1,443 1,467 1,665 2,119 2,405 2,445 4,329 6,031 6,357 7,215 7,335 10,595 18,093 19,071 21,645 30,155 31,785 54,279 78,403 90,465 95,355 235,209 271,395 392,015 705,627 1,176,045 and 3,528,135, with no remainder.

Since 3,528,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,528,135, 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).