Q: Is 3,602,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,602,760 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 3,602,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 4,289 8,578 12,867 17,156 21,445 25,734 30,023 34,312 42,890 51,468 60,046 64,335 85,780 90,069 102,936 120,092 128,670 150,115 171,560 180,138 240,184 257,340 300,230 360,276 450,345 514,680 600,460 720,552 900,690 1,200,920 1,801,380 and 3,602,760, with no remainder.

Since 3,602,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,602,760, 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).