Q: Is 3,617,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,617,250 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 3,617,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 25 26 30 35 39 42 50 53 65 70 75 78 91 105 106 125 130 150 159 175 182 195 210 250 265 273 318 325 350 371 375 390 455 525 530 546 650 689 742 750 795 875 910 975 1,050 1,113 1,325 1,365 1,378 1,590 1,625 1,750 1,855 1,950 2,067 2,226 2,275 2,625 2,650 2,730 3,250 3,445 3,710 3,975 4,134 4,550 4,823 4,875 5,250 5,565 6,625 6,825 6,890 7,950 9,275 9,646 9,750 10,335 11,130 11,375 13,250 13,650 14,469 17,225 18,550 19,875 20,670 22,750 24,115 27,825 28,938 34,125 34,450 39,750 46,375 48,230 51,675 55,650 68,250 72,345 86,125 92,750 103,350 120,575 139,125 144,690 172,250 241,150 258,375 278,250 361,725 516,750 602,875 723,450 1,205,750 1,808,625 and 3,617,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,617,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,617,250, 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).