Q: Is 3,640,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,640,992 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 3,640,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 23 24 32 34 46 48 51 68 69 92 96 97 102 136 138 184 194 204 272 276 291 368 388 391 408 544 552 582 736 776 782 816 1,104 1,164 1,173 1,552 1,564 1,632 1,649 2,208 2,231 2,328 2,346 3,104 3,128 3,298 4,462 4,656 4,692 4,947 6,256 6,596 6,693 8,924 9,312 9,384 9,894 12,512 13,192 13,386 17,848 18,768 19,788 26,384 26,772 35,696 37,536 37,927 39,576 52,768 53,544 71,392 75,854 79,152 107,088 113,781 151,708 158,304 214,176 227,562 303,416 455,124 606,832 910,248 1,213,664 1,820,496 and 3,640,992, with no remainder.

Since 3,640,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,640,992, 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).