Q: Is 3,695,538 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,695,538 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 3,695,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 19 21 22 33 38 42 57 66 77 114 133 154 209 231 266 399 418 421 462 627 798 842 1,254 1,263 1,463 2,526 2,926 2,947 4,389 4,631 5,894 7,999 8,778 8,841 9,262 13,893 15,998 17,682 23,997 27,786 32,417 47,994 55,993 64,834 87,989 97,251 111,986 167,979 175,978 194,502 263,967 335,958 527,934 615,923 1,231,846 1,847,769 and 3,695,538, with no remainder.

Since 3,695,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,695,538, 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).