Q: Is 3,537,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,537,400 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 3,537,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 40 46 50 92 100 115 184 200 230 460 575 769 920 1,150 1,538 2,300 3,076 3,845 4,600 6,152 7,690 15,380 17,687 19,225 30,760 35,374 38,450 70,748 76,900 88,435 141,496 153,800 176,870 353,740 442,175 707,480 884,350 1,768,700 and 3,537,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,537,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,537,400, 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).