Q: Is 3,542,370 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,542,370 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 3,542,370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 31 39 62 65 78 93 130 155 186 195 293 310 390 403 465 586 806 879 930 1,209 1,465 1,758 2,015 2,418 2,930 3,809 4,030 4,395 6,045 7,618 8,790 9,083 11,427 12,090 18,166 19,045 22,854 27,249 38,090 45,415 54,498 57,135 90,830 114,270 118,079 136,245 236,158 272,490 354,237 590,395 708,474 1,180,790 1,771,185 and 3,542,370, with no remainder.

Since 3,542,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,542,370, 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).