Q: Is 3,436,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,436,740 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 3,436,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 61 90 122 180 183 244 305 313 366 549 610 626 732 915 939 1,098 1,220 1,252 1,565 1,830 1,878 2,196 2,745 2,817 3,130 3,660 3,756 4,695 5,490 5,634 6,260 9,390 10,980 11,268 14,085 18,780 19,093 28,170 38,186 56,340 57,279 76,372 95,465 114,558 171,837 190,930 229,116 286,395 343,674 381,860 572,790 687,348 859,185 1,145,580 1,718,370 and 3,436,740, with no remainder.

Since 3,436,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,436,740, 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).