Q: Is 3,707,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,707,700 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 3,707,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 300 340 425 510 727 850 1,020 1,275 1,454 1,700 2,181 2,550 2,908 3,635 4,362 5,100 7,270 8,724 10,905 12,359 14,540 18,175 21,810 24,718 36,350 37,077 43,620 49,436 54,525 61,795 72,700 74,154 109,050 123,590 148,308 185,385 218,100 247,180 308,975 370,770 617,950 741,540 926,925 1,235,900 1,853,850 and 3,707,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,707,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,707,700, 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).