Q: Is 3,616,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,616,000 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 3,616,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 113 125 128 160 200 226 250 256 320 400 452 500 565 640 800 904 1,000 1,130 1,280 1,600 1,808 2,000 2,260 2,825 3,200 3,616 4,000 4,520 5,650 6,400 7,232 8,000 9,040 11,300 14,125 14,464 16,000 18,080 22,600 28,250 28,928 32,000 36,160 45,200 56,500 72,320 90,400 113,000 144,640 180,800 226,000 361,600 452,000 723,200 904,000 1,808,000 and 3,616,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,616,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,616,000, 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).