Q: Is 3,588,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,588,690 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 3,588,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 105 115 138 161 210 230 322 345 483 690 743 805 966 1,486 1,610 2,229 2,415 3,715 4,458 4,830 5,201 7,430 10,402 11,145 15,603 17,089 22,290 26,005 31,206 34,178 51,267 52,010 78,015 85,445 102,534 119,623 156,030 170,890 239,246 256,335 358,869 512,670 598,115 717,738 1,196,230 1,794,345 and 3,588,690, with no remainder.

Since 3,588,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,588,690, 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).