Q: Is 3,583,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,583,710 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 3,583,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 27 30 39 45 54 65 78 90 117 130 135 195 234 270 351 390 585 702 1,021 1,170 1,755 2,042 3,063 3,510 5,105 6,126 9,189 10,210 13,273 15,315 18,378 26,546 27,567 30,630 39,819 45,945 55,134 66,365 79,638 91,890 119,457 132,730 137,835 199,095 238,914 275,670 358,371 398,190 597,285 716,742 1,194,570 1,791,855 and 3,583,710, with no remainder.

Since 3,583,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,583,710, 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).