Q: Is 3,676,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,676,896 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 3,676,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 68 72 96 102 136 144 153 204 272 288 306 408 544 612 751 816 1,224 1,502 1,632 2,253 2,448 3,004 4,506 4,896 6,008 6,759 9,012 12,016 12,767 13,518 18,024 24,032 25,534 27,036 36,048 38,301 51,068 54,072 72,096 76,602 102,136 108,144 114,903 153,204 204,272 216,288 229,806 306,408 408,544 459,612 612,816 919,224 1,225,632 1,838,448 and 3,676,896, with no remainder.

Since 3,676,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,676,896, 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).