Q: Is 3,757,425 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,757,425 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 3,757,425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 25 35 51 75 85 105 119 175 255 357 421 425 525 595 1,263 1,275 1,785 2,105 2,947 2,975 6,315 7,157 8,841 8,925 10,525 14,735 21,471 31,575 35,785 44,205 50,099 73,675 107,355 150,297 178,925 221,025 250,495 536,775 751,485 1,252,475 and 3,757,425, with no remainder.

Since 3,757,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,757,425, 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).