Q: Is 3,537,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,537,450 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 3,537,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 450 525 630 1,050 1,123 1,575 2,246 3,150 3,369 5,615 6,738 7,861 10,107 11,230 15,722 16,845 20,214 23,583 28,075 33,690 39,305 47,166 50,535 56,150 70,749 78,610 84,225 101,070 117,915 141,498 168,450 196,525 235,830 252,675 353,745 393,050 505,350 589,575 707,490 1,179,150 1,768,725 and 3,537,450, with no remainder.

Since 3,537,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,537,450, 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).