Q: Is 3,593,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,593,940 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 3,593,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 43 60 70 84 86 105 129 140 172 199 210 215 258 301 398 420 430 516 597 602 645 796 860 903 995 1,194 1,204 1,290 1,393 1,505 1,806 1,990 2,388 2,580 2,786 2,985 3,010 3,612 3,980 4,179 4,515 5,572 5,970 6,020 6,965 8,358 8,557 9,030 11,940 13,930 16,716 17,114 18,060 20,895 25,671 27,860 34,228 41,790 42,785 51,342 59,899 83,580 85,570 102,684 119,798 128,355 171,140 179,697 239,596 256,710 299,495 359,394 513,420 598,990 718,788 898,485 1,197,980 1,796,970 and 3,593,940, with no remainder.

Since 3,593,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,593,940, 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).