Q: Is 3,162,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,162,500 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 3,162,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 25 44 46 50 55 92 100 110 115 125 220 230 250 253 275 460 500 506 550 575 625 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,250 1,265 1,375 2,300 2,500 2,530 2,750 2,875 3,125 5,060 5,500 5,750 6,250 6,325 6,875 11,500 12,500 12,650 13,750 14,375 25,300 27,500 28,750 31,625 34,375 57,500 63,250 68,750 71,875 126,500 137,500 143,750 158,125 287,500 316,250 632,500 790,625 1,581,250 and 3,162,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,162,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,162,500, 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).