Q: Is 3,575,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,575,130 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 3,575,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 89 103 130 178 195 206 267 309 390 445 515 534 618 890 1,030 1,157 1,335 1,339 1,545 2,314 2,670 2,678 3,090 3,471 4,017 5,785 6,695 6,942 8,034 9,167 11,570 13,390 17,355 18,334 20,085 27,501 34,710 40,170 45,835 55,002 91,670 119,171 137,505 238,342 275,010 357,513 595,855 715,026 1,191,710 1,787,565 and 3,575,130, with no remainder.

Since 3,575,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,575,130, 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).