Q: Is 3,532,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,532,450 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 3,532,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 31 43 50 53 62 86 106 155 215 265 310 430 530 775 1,075 1,325 1,333 1,550 1,643 2,150 2,279 2,650 2,666 3,286 4,558 6,665 8,215 11,395 13,330 16,430 22,790 33,325 41,075 56,975 66,650 70,649 82,150 113,950 141,298 353,245 706,490 1,766,225 and 3,532,450, with no remainder.

Since 3,532,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,532,450, 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).