Q: Is 3,641,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,641,540 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 3,641,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 28 35 37 38 70 74 76 95 133 140 148 185 190 259 266 370 380 518 532 665 703 740 1,036 1,295 1,330 1,369 1,406 2,590 2,660 2,738 2,812 3,515 4,921 5,180 5,476 6,845 7,030 9,583 9,842 13,690 14,060 19,166 19,684 24,605 26,011 27,380 38,332 47,915 49,210 52,022 95,830 98,420 104,044 130,055 182,077 191,660 260,110 364,154 520,220 728,308 910,385 1,820,770 and 3,641,540, with no remainder.

Since 3,641,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,641,540, 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).