Q: Is 3,571,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,571,700 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 3,571,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 110 170 187 191 220 275 340 374 382 425 550 748 764 850 935 955 1,100 1,700 1,870 1,910 2,101 3,247 3,740 3,820 4,202 4,675 4,775 6,494 8,404 9,350 9,550 10,505 12,988 16,235 18,700 19,100 21,010 32,470 35,717 42,020 52,525 64,940 71,434 81,175 105,050 142,868 162,350 178,585 210,100 324,700 357,170 714,340 892,925 1,785,850 and 3,571,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,571,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,571,700, 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).