Q: Is 3,782,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,782,500 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 3,782,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 89 100 125 170 178 250 340 356 425 445 500 625 850 890 1,250 1,513 1,700 1,780 2,125 2,225 2,500 3,026 4,250 4,450 6,052 7,565 8,500 8,900 10,625 11,125 15,130 21,250 22,250 30,260 37,825 42,500 44,500 55,625 75,650 111,250 151,300 189,125 222,500 378,250 756,500 945,625 1,891,250 and 3,782,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,782,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,782,500, 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).