Q: Is 3,529,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,529,575 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 3,529,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 63 75 81 83 105 135 175 189 225 243 249 315 405 415 525 567 581 675 747 945 1,215 1,245 1,575 1,701 1,743 2,025 2,075 2,241 2,835 2,905 3,735 4,725 5,229 6,075 6,225 6,723 8,505 8,715 11,205 14,175 14,525 15,687 18,675 20,169 26,145 33,615 42,525 43,575 47,061 56,025 78,435 100,845 130,725 141,183 168,075 235,305 392,175 504,225 705,915 1,176,525 and 3,529,575, with no remainder.

Since 3,529,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,529,575, 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).