Q: Is 3,649,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,649,500 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 3,649,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 811 900 1,125 1,500 1,622 2,250 2,433 3,244 4,055 4,500 4,866 7,299 8,110 9,732 12,165 14,598 16,220 20,275 24,330 29,196 36,495 40,550 48,660 60,825 72,990 81,100 101,375 121,650 145,980 182,475 202,750 243,300 304,125 364,950 405,500 608,250 729,900 912,375 1,216,500 1,824,750 and 3,649,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,649,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,649,500, 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).