Q: Is 3,631,824 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,631,824 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 3,631,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 252 336 378 432 504 756 1,008 1,201 1,512 2,402 3,024 3,603 4,804 7,206 8,407 9,608 10,809 14,412 16,814 19,216 21,618 25,221 28,824 32,427 33,628 43,236 50,442 57,648 64,854 67,256 75,663 86,472 100,884 129,708 134,512 151,326 172,944 201,768 226,989 259,416 302,652 403,536 453,978 518,832 605,304 907,956 1,210,608 1,815,912 and 3,631,824, with no remainder.

Since 3,631,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,631,824, 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).