Q: Is 3,686,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,686,688 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 3,686,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 32 34 36 48 51 54 68 72 96 102 108 136 144 153 204 216 251 272 288 306 408 432 459 502 544 612 753 816 864 918 1,004 1,224 1,506 1,632 1,836 2,008 2,259 2,448 3,012 3,672 4,016 4,267 4,518 4,896 6,024 6,777 7,344 8,032 8,534 9,036 12,048 12,801 13,554 14,688 17,068 18,072 24,096 25,602 27,108 34,136 36,144 38,403 51,204 54,216 68,272 72,288 76,806 102,408 108,432 115,209 136,544 153,612 204,816 216,864 230,418 307,224 409,632 460,836 614,448 921,672 1,228,896 1,843,344 and 3,686,688, with no remainder.

Since 3,686,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,686,688, 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).