Q: Is 3,567,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,567,900 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 3,567,900 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 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 1,699 2,100 3,398 5,097 6,796 8,495 10,194 11,893 16,990 20,388 23,786 25,485 33,980 35,679 42,475 47,572 50,970 59,465 71,358 84,950 101,940 118,930 127,425 142,716 169,900 178,395 237,860 254,850 297,325 356,790 509,700 594,650 713,580 891,975 1,189,300 1,783,950 and 3,567,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,567,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,567,900, 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).