Q: Is 3,672,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,672,000 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 3,672,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 34 36 40 45 48 50 51 54 60 64 68 72 75 80 85 90 96 100 102 108 120 125 135 136 144 150 153 160 170 180 192 200 204 216 225 240 250 255 270 272 288 300 306 320 340 360 375 400 408 425 432 450 459 480 500 510 540 544 576 600 612 675 680 720 750 765 800 816 850 864 900 918 960 1,000 1,020 1,080 1,088 1,125 1,200 1,224 1,275 1,350 1,360 1,440 1,500 1,530 1,600 1,632 1,700 1,728 1,800 1,836 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,160 2,250 2,295 2,400 2,448 2,550 2,700 2,720 2,880 3,000 3,060 3,264 3,375 3,400 3,600 3,672 3,825 4,000 4,080 4,250 4,320 4,500 4,590 4,800 4,896 5,100 5,400 5,440 6,000 6,120 6,375 6,750 6,800 7,200 7,344 7,650 8,000 8,160 8,500 8,640 9,000 9,180 9,792 10,200 10,800 11,475 12,000 12,240 12,750 13,500 13,600 14,400 14,688 15,300 16,320 17,000 18,000 18,360 19,125 20,400 21,600 22,950 24,000 24,480 25,500 27,000 27,200 29,376 30,600 34,000 36,000 36,720 38,250 40,800 43,200 45,900 48,960 51,000 54,000 57,375 61,200 68,000 72,000 73,440 76,500 81,600 91,800 102,000 108,000 114,750 122,400 136,000 146,880 153,000 183,600 204,000 216,000 229,500 244,800 306,000 367,200 408,000 459,000 612,000 734,400 918,000 1,224,000 1,836,000 and 3,672,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,672,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,672,000, 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).