Q: Is 3,639,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,639,500 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 3,639,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 100 116 125 145 250 251 290 500 502 580 725 1,004 1,255 1,450 2,510 2,900 3,625 5,020 6,275 7,250 7,279 12,550 14,500 14,558 25,100 29,116 31,375 36,395 62,750 72,790 125,500 145,580 181,975 363,950 727,900 909,875 1,819,750 and 3,639,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,639,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,639,500, 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).