Q: Is 3,742,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,742,500 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 3,742,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 499 500 625 750 998 1,250 1,497 1,500 1,875 1,996 2,495 2,500 2,994 3,750 4,990 5,988 7,485 7,500 9,980 12,475 14,970 24,950 29,940 37,425 49,900 62,375 74,850 124,750 149,700 187,125 249,500 311,875 374,250 623,750 748,500 935,625 1,247,500 1,871,250 and 3,742,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,742,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,742,500, 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).