Q: Is 3,538,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,538,860 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 3,538,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 169 195 260 338 349 390 507 676 698 780 845 1,014 1,047 1,396 1,690 1,745 2,028 2,094 2,535 3,380 3,490 4,188 4,537 5,070 5,235 6,980 9,074 10,140 10,470 13,611 18,148 20,940 22,685 27,222 45,370 54,444 58,981 68,055 90,740 117,962 136,110 176,943 235,924 272,220 294,905 353,886 589,810 707,772 884,715 1,179,620 1,769,430 and 3,538,860, with no remainder.

Since 3,538,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,538,860, 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).