Q: Is 3,612,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,612,510 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 3,612,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 30 33 41 45 55 66 82 89 90 99 110 123 165 178 198 205 246 267 330 369 410 445 451 495 534 615 738 801 890 902 979 990 1,230 1,335 1,353 1,602 1,845 1,958 2,255 2,670 2,706 2,937 3,649 3,690 4,005 4,059 4,510 4,895 5,874 6,765 7,298 8,010 8,118 8,811 9,790 10,947 13,530 14,685 17,622 18,245 20,295 21,894 29,370 32,841 36,490 40,139 40,590 44,055 54,735 65,682 80,278 88,110 109,470 120,417 164,205 200,695 240,834 328,410 361,251 401,390 602,085 722,502 1,204,170 1,806,255 and 3,612,510, with no remainder.

Since 3,612,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,612,510, 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).