Q: Is 3,550,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,550,000 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 3,550,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 125 142 200 250 284 355 400 500 568 625 710 1,000 1,136 1,250 1,420 1,775 2,000 2,500 2,840 3,125 3,550 5,000 5,680 6,250 7,100 8,875 10,000 12,500 14,200 17,750 25,000 28,400 35,500 44,375 50,000 71,000 88,750 142,000 177,500 221,875 355,000 443,750 710,000 887,500 1,775,000 and 3,550,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,550,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,550,000, 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).