Q: Is 3,609,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,609,648 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 3,609,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 3,581 7,162 10,743 14,324 21,486 25,067 28,648 32,229 42,972 50,134 57,296 64,458 75,201 85,944 100,268 128,916 150,402 171,888 200,536 225,603 257,832 300,804 401,072 451,206 515,664 601,608 902,412 1,203,216 1,804,824 and 3,609,648, with no remainder.

Since 3,609,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,609,648, 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).