Q: Is 3,902,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,902,500 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 3,902,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 223 250 350 446 500 625 700 875 892 1,115 1,250 1,561 1,750 2,230 2,500 3,122 3,500 4,375 4,460 5,575 6,244 7,805 8,750 11,150 15,610 17,500 22,300 27,875 31,220 39,025 55,750 78,050 111,500 139,375 156,100 195,125 278,750 390,250 557,500 780,500 975,625 1,951,250 and 3,902,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,902,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,902,500, 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).