Q: Is 3,677,982 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,677,982 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 3,677,982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 19 21 22 33 38 42 57 66 77 114 133 154 209 231 266 399 418 419 462 627 798 838 1,254 1,257 1,463 2,514 2,926 2,933 4,389 4,609 5,866 7,961 8,778 8,799 9,218 13,827 15,922 17,598 23,883 27,654 32,263 47,766 55,727 64,526 87,571 96,789 111,454 167,181 175,142 193,578 262,713 334,362 525,426 612,997 1,225,994 1,838,991 and 3,677,982, with no remainder.

Since 3,677,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,677,982, 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).