Q: Is 3,669,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,669,840 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 3,669,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,699 2,160 3,398 5,097 6,796 8,495 10,194 13,592 15,291 16,990 20,388 25,485 27,184 30,582 33,980 40,776 45,873 50,970 61,164 67,960 76,455 81,552 91,746 101,940 122,328 135,920 152,910 183,492 203,880 229,365 244,656 305,820 366,984 407,760 458,730 611,640 733,968 917,460 1,223,280 1,834,920 and 3,669,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,669,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,669,840, 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).