Q: Is 3,639,428 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,639,428 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 3,639,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 17 23 26 34 46 52 68 92 179 221 299 358 391 442 598 716 782 884 1,196 1,564 2,327 3,043 4,117 4,654 5,083 6,086 8,234 9,308 10,166 12,172 16,468 20,332 39,559 53,521 69,989 79,118 107,042 139,978 158,236 214,084 279,956 909,857 1,819,714 and 3,639,428, with no remainder.

Since 3,639,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,639,428, 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).