Q: Is 3,593,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,593,920 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 3,593,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 64 80 88 110 160 176 220 320 352 440 704 880 1,021 1,760 2,042 3,520 4,084 5,105 8,168 10,210 11,231 16,336 20,420 22,462 32,672 40,840 44,924 56,155 65,344 81,680 89,848 112,310 163,360 179,696 224,620 326,720 359,392 449,240 718,784 898,480 1,796,960 and 3,593,920, with no remainder.

Since 3,593,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,593,920, 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).