Q: Is 3,681,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,681,472 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 3,681,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 41 46 61 64 82 92 122 164 184 244 328 368 488 656 736 943 976 1,312 1,403 1,472 1,886 1,952 2,501 2,624 2,806 3,772 3,904 5,002 5,612 7,544 10,004 11,224 15,088 20,008 22,448 30,176 40,016 44,896 57,523 60,352 80,032 89,792 115,046 160,064 230,092 460,184 920,368 1,840,736 and 3,681,472, with no remainder.

Since 3,681,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,681,472, 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).