Q: Is 3,694,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,694,500 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 3,694,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 821 900 1,125 1,500 1,642 2,250 2,463 3,284 4,105 4,500 4,926 7,389 8,210 9,852 12,315 14,778 16,420 20,525 24,630 29,556 36,945 41,050 49,260 61,575 73,890 82,100 102,625 123,150 147,780 184,725 205,250 246,300 307,875 369,450 410,500 615,750 738,900 923,625 1,231,500 1,847,250 and 3,694,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,694,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,694,500, 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).