Q: Is 3,705,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,705,920 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 3,705,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 64 74 80 148 160 185 296 313 320 370 592 626 740 1,184 1,252 1,480 1,565 2,368 2,504 2,960 3,130 5,008 5,920 6,260 10,016 11,581 11,840 12,520 20,032 23,162 25,040 46,324 50,080 57,905 92,648 100,160 115,810 185,296 231,620 370,592 463,240 741,184 926,480 1,852,960 and 3,705,920, with no remainder.

Since 3,705,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,705,920, 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).