Q: Is 3,577,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,577,875 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 3,577,875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 25 29 35 47 75 87 105 125 141 145 175 203 235 329 375 435 525 609 705 725 875 987 1,015 1,175 1,363 1,645 2,175 2,625 3,045 3,525 3,625 4,089 4,935 5,075 5,875 6,815 8,225 9,541 10,875 15,225 17,625 20,445 24,675 25,375 28,623 34,075 41,125 47,705 76,125 102,225 123,375 143,115 170,375 238,525 511,125 715,575 1,192,625 and 3,577,875, with no remainder.

Since 3,577,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,577,875, 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).