Q: Is 3,600,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,600,100 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 3,600,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 37 50 70 74 100 139 140 148 175 185 259 278 350 370 518 556 695 700 740 925 973 1,036 1,295 1,390 1,850 1,946 2,590 2,780 3,475 3,700 3,892 4,865 5,143 5,180 6,475 6,950 9,730 10,286 12,950 13,900 19,460 20,572 24,325 25,715 25,900 36,001 48,650 51,430 72,002 97,300 102,860 128,575 144,004 180,005 257,150 360,010 514,300 720,020 900,025 1,800,050 and 3,600,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,600,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,600,100, 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).