Q: Is 3,587,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,587,500 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 3,587,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 41 50 70 82 100 125 140 164 175 205 250 287 350 410 500 574 625 700 820 875 1,025 1,148 1,250 1,435 1,750 2,050 2,500 2,870 3,125 3,500 4,100 4,375 5,125 5,740 6,250 7,175 8,750 10,250 12,500 14,350 17,500 20,500 21,875 25,625 28,700 35,875 43,750 51,250 71,750 87,500 102,500 128,125 143,500 179,375 256,250 358,750 512,500 717,500 896,875 1,793,750 and 3,587,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,587,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,587,500, 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).