Q: Is 3,565,782 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,565,782 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 3,565,782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 23 27 29 33 46 54 58 66 69 81 87 99 138 162 174 198 207 243 253 261 297 319 414 486 506 522 594 621 638 667 759 783 891 957 1,242 1,334 1,518 1,566 1,782 1,863 1,914 2,001 2,277 2,349 2,673 2,871 3,726 4,002 4,554 4,698 5,346 5,589 5,742 6,003 6,831 7,047 7,337 8,613 11,178 12,006 13,662 14,094 14,674 17,226 18,009 20,493 22,011 25,839 36,018 40,986 44,022 51,678 54,027 61,479 66,033 77,517 108,054 122,958 132,066 155,034 162,081 198,099 324,162 396,198 594,297 1,188,594 1,782,891 and 3,565,782, with no remainder.

Since 3,565,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,565,782, 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).