Q: Is 3,710,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,710,500 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 3,710,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 41 50 82 100 125 164 181 205 250 362 410 500 724 820 905 1,025 1,810 2,050 3,620 4,100 4,525 5,125 7,421 9,050 10,250 14,842 18,100 20,500 22,625 29,684 37,105 45,250 74,210 90,500 148,420 185,525 371,050 742,100 927,625 1,855,250 and 3,710,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,710,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,710,500, 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).