Q: Is 3,576,375 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,576,375 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 3,576,375 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 17 25 33 45 51 55 75 85 99 125 153 165 187 225 255 275 289 375 425 495 561 765 825 867 935 1,125 1,275 1,375 1,445 1,683 2,125 2,475 2,601 2,805 3,179 3,825 4,125 4,335 4,675 6,375 7,225 8,415 9,537 12,375 13,005 14,025 15,895 19,125 21,675 23,375 28,611 36,125 42,075 47,685 65,025 70,125 79,475 108,375 143,055 210,375 238,425 325,125 397,375 715,275 1,192,125 and 3,576,375, with no remainder.

Since 3,576,375 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,576,375, 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).