Q: Is 3,565,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,565,900 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 3,565,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 130 169 211 260 325 338 422 650 676 844 845 1,055 1,300 1,690 2,110 2,743 3,380 4,220 4,225 5,275 5,486 8,450 10,550 10,972 13,715 16,900 21,100 27,430 35,659 54,860 68,575 71,318 137,150 142,636 178,295 274,300 356,590 713,180 891,475 1,782,950 and 3,565,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,565,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,565,900, 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).