Q: Is 3,612,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,612,168 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 3,612,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 1,512 2,389 4,778 7,167 9,556 14,334 16,723 19,112 21,501 28,668 33,446 43,002 50,169 57,336 64,503 66,892 86,004 100,338 129,006 133,784 150,507 172,008 200,676 258,012 301,014 401,352 451,521 516,024 602,028 903,042 1,204,056 1,806,084 and 3,612,168, with no remainder.

Since 3,612,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,612,168, 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).