Q: Is 3,702,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,702,960 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 3,702,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 48 60 72 74 80 90 111 120 139 144 148 180 185 222 240 278 296 333 360 370 417 444 555 556 592 666 695 720 740 834 888 1,110 1,112 1,251 1,332 1,390 1,480 1,665 1,668 1,776 2,085 2,220 2,224 2,502 2,664 2,780 2,960 3,330 3,336 4,170 4,440 5,004 5,143 5,328 5,560 6,255 6,660 6,672 8,340 8,880 10,008 10,286 11,120 12,510 13,320 15,429 16,680 20,016 20,572 25,020 25,715 26,640 30,858 33,360 41,144 46,287 50,040 51,430 61,716 77,145 82,288 92,574 100,080 102,860 123,432 154,290 185,148 205,720 231,435 246,864 308,580 370,296 411,440 462,870 617,160 740,592 925,740 1,234,320 1,851,480 and 3,702,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,702,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,702,960, 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).