Q: Is 3,590,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,590,500 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 3,590,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 125 167 172 215 250 334 430 500 668 835 860 1,075 1,670 2,150 3,340 4,175 4,300 5,375 7,181 8,350 10,750 14,362 16,700 20,875 21,500 28,724 35,905 41,750 71,810 83,500 143,620 179,525 359,050 718,100 897,625 1,795,250 and 3,590,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,590,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,590,500, 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).