Q: Is 3,704,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,704,040 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 3,704,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 10,289 20,578 30,867 41,156 51,445 61,734 82,312 92,601 102,890 123,468 154,335 185,202 205,780 246,936 308,670 370,404 411,560 463,005 617,340 740,808 926,010 1,234,680 1,852,020 and 3,704,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,704,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,704,040, 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).