Q: Is 3,686,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,686,900 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 3,686,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 50 70 92 100 115 140 161 175 229 230 322 350 458 460 575 644 700 805 916 1,145 1,150 1,603 1,610 2,290 2,300 3,206 3,220 4,025 4,580 5,267 5,725 6,412 8,015 8,050 10,534 11,450 16,030 16,100 21,068 22,900 26,335 32,060 36,869 40,075 52,670 73,738 80,150 105,340 131,675 147,476 160,300 184,345 263,350 368,690 526,700 737,380 921,725 1,843,450 and 3,686,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,686,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,686,900, 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).