Q: Is 3,734,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,734,550 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 3,734,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 43 45 50 75 86 90 129 150 193 215 225 258 386 387 430 450 579 645 774 965 1,075 1,158 1,290 1,737 1,930 1,935 2,150 2,895 3,225 3,474 3,870 4,825 5,790 6,450 8,299 8,685 9,650 9,675 14,475 16,598 17,370 19,350 24,897 28,950 41,495 43,425 49,794 74,691 82,990 86,850 124,485 149,382 207,475 248,970 373,455 414,950 622,425 746,910 1,244,850 1,867,275 and 3,734,550, with no remainder.

Since 3,734,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,734,550, 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).