Q: Is 3,531,570 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,531,570 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 3,531,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 67 70 105 134 201 210 251 335 402 469 502 670 753 938 1,005 1,255 1,407 1,506 1,757 2,010 2,345 2,510 2,814 3,514 3,765 4,690 5,271 7,035 7,530 8,785 10,542 14,070 16,817 17,570 26,355 33,634 50,451 52,710 84,085 100,902 117,719 168,170 235,438 252,255 353,157 504,510 588,595 706,314 1,177,190 1,765,785 and 3,531,570, with no remainder.

Since 3,531,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,531,570, 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).