Q: Is 3,775,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,775,500 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 3,775,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 839 900 1,125 1,500 1,678 2,250 2,517 3,356 4,195 4,500 5,034 7,551 8,390 10,068 12,585 15,102 16,780 20,975 25,170 30,204 37,755 41,950 50,340 62,925 75,510 83,900 104,875 125,850 151,020 188,775 209,750 251,700 314,625 377,550 419,500 629,250 755,100 943,875 1,258,500 1,887,750 and 3,775,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,775,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,775,500, 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).