Q: Is 3,578,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,578,850 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 3,578,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 66 75 90 99 110 135 150 165 198 225 241 270 275 297 330 450 482 495 550 594 675 723 825 990 1,205 1,350 1,446 1,485 1,650 2,169 2,410 2,475 2,651 2,970 3,615 4,338 4,950 5,302 6,025 6,507 7,230 7,425 7,953 10,845 12,050 13,014 13,255 14,850 15,906 18,075 21,690 23,859 26,510 32,535 36,150 39,765 47,718 54,225 65,070 66,275 71,577 79,530 108,450 119,295 132,550 143,154 162,675 198,825 238,590 325,350 357,885 397,650 596,475 715,770 1,192,950 1,789,425 and 3,578,850, with no remainder.

Since 3,578,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,578,850, 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).