Q: Is 3,686,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,686,800 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 3,686,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 325 400 520 650 709 1,040 1,300 1,418 2,600 2,836 3,545 5,200 5,672 7,090 9,217 11,344 14,180 17,725 18,434 28,360 35,450 36,868 46,085 56,720 70,900 73,736 92,170 141,800 147,472 184,340 230,425 283,600 368,680 460,850 737,360 921,700 1,843,400 and 3,686,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,686,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,686,800, 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).