Q: Is 3,538,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,538,500 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 3,538,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 337 350 375 420 500 525 674 700 750 875 1,011 1,050 1,348 1,500 1,685 1,750 2,022 2,100 2,359 2,625 3,370 3,500 4,044 4,718 5,055 5,250 6,740 7,077 8,425 9,436 10,110 10,500 11,795 14,154 16,850 20,220 23,590 25,275 28,308 33,700 35,385 42,125 47,180 50,550 58,975 70,770 84,250 101,100 117,950 126,375 141,540 168,500 176,925 235,900 252,750 294,875 353,850 505,500 589,750 707,700 884,625 1,179,500 1,769,250 and 3,538,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,538,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,538,500, 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).