Q: Is 3,659,175 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,659,175 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 3,659,175 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 25 27 39 45 65 75 81 117 135 139 195 225 325 351 405 417 585 675 695 975 1,053 1,251 1,755 1,807 2,025 2,085 2,925 3,475 3,753 5,265 5,421 6,255 8,775 9,035 10,425 11,259 16,263 18,765 26,325 27,105 31,275 45,175 48,789 56,295 81,315 93,825 135,525 146,367 243,945 281,475 406,575 731,835 1,219,725 and 3,659,175, with no remainder.

Since 3,659,175 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,659,175, 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).