Q: Is 3,601,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,601,000 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 3,601,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 125 130 200 250 260 277 325 500 520 554 650 1,000 1,108 1,300 1,385 1,625 2,216 2,600 2,770 3,250 3,601 5,540 6,500 6,925 7,202 11,080 13,000 13,850 14,404 18,005 27,700 28,808 34,625 36,010 55,400 69,250 72,020 90,025 138,500 144,040 180,050 277,000 360,100 450,125 720,200 900,250 1,800,500 and 3,601,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,601,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,601,000, 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).