Q: Is 3,660,732 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,660,732 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 3,660,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 61 122 183 244 366 549 732 1,098 1,667 2,196 3,334 5,001 6,668 10,002 15,003 20,004 30,006 60,012 101,687 203,374 305,061 406,748 610,122 915,183 1,220,244 1,830,366 and 3,660,732, with no remainder.

Since 3,660,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,660,732, 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).