Q: Is 3,646,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,646,860 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 3,646,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 28 30 35 38 42 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 114 133 140 190 210 228 266 285 380 399 420 457 532 570 665 798 914 1,140 1,330 1,371 1,596 1,828 1,995 2,285 2,660 2,742 3,199 3,990 4,570 5,484 6,398 6,855 7,980 8,683 9,140 9,597 12,796 13,710 15,995 17,366 19,194 26,049 27,420 31,990 34,732 38,388 43,415 47,985 52,098 60,781 63,980 86,830 95,970 104,196 121,562 130,245 173,660 182,343 191,940 243,124 260,490 303,905 364,686 520,980 607,810 729,372 911,715 1,215,620 1,823,430 and 3,646,860, with no remainder.

Since 3,646,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,646,860, 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).