Q: Is 3,592,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,592,140 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 3,592,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 23 30 38 46 57 60 69 76 92 95 114 115 137 138 190 228 230 274 276 285 345 380 411 437 460 548 570 685 690 822 874 1,140 1,311 1,370 1,380 1,644 1,748 2,055 2,185 2,603 2,622 2,740 3,151 4,110 4,370 5,206 5,244 6,302 6,555 7,809 8,220 8,740 9,453 10,412 12,604 13,015 13,110 15,618 15,755 18,906 26,030 26,220 31,236 31,510 37,812 39,045 47,265 52,060 59,869 63,020 78,090 94,530 119,738 156,180 179,607 189,060 239,476 299,345 359,214 598,690 718,428 898,035 1,197,380 1,796,070 and 3,592,140, with no remainder.

Since 3,592,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,592,140, 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).