Q: Is 3,678,766 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,678,766 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 3,678,766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 17 26 29 34 41 58 82 91 119 182 203 221 238 287 377 406 442 493 533 574 697 754 986 1,066 1,189 1,394 1,547 2,378 2,639 3,094 3,451 3,731 4,879 5,278 6,409 6,902 7,462 8,323 9,061 9,758 12,818 15,457 16,646 18,122 20,213 30,914 40,426 44,863 63,427 89,726 108,199 126,854 141,491 216,398 262,769 282,982 525,538 1,839,383 and 3,678,766, with no remainder.

Since 3,678,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,678,766, 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).