Q: Is 3,605,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,605,376 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 3,605,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 41 48 64 82 96 123 128 164 192 229 246 328 384 458 492 656 687 916 984 1,312 1,374 1,832 1,968 2,624 2,748 3,664 3,936 5,248 5,496 7,328 7,872 9,389 10,992 14,656 15,744 18,778 21,984 28,167 29,312 37,556 43,968 56,334 75,112 87,936 112,668 150,224 225,336 300,448 450,672 600,896 901,344 1,201,792 1,802,688 and 3,605,376, with no remainder.

Since 3,605,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,605,376, 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).