Q: Is 3,687,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,687,320 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 3,687,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 91 104 130 140 182 260 280 364 455 520 728 910 1,013 1,820 2,026 3,640 4,052 5,065 7,091 8,104 10,130 13,169 14,182 20,260 26,338 28,364 35,455 40,520 52,676 56,728 65,845 70,910 92,183 105,352 131,690 141,820 184,366 263,380 283,640 368,732 460,915 526,760 737,464 921,830 1,843,660 and 3,687,320, with no remainder.

Since 3,687,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,687,320, 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).