Q: Is 3,715,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,715,140 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 3,715,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 44 52 55 60 65 66 78 110 130 132 143 156 165 195 220 260 286 330 390 429 433 572 660 715 780 858 866 1,299 1,430 1,716 1,732 2,145 2,165 2,598 2,860 4,290 4,330 4,763 5,196 5,629 6,495 8,580 8,660 9,526 11,258 12,990 14,289 16,887 19,052 22,516 23,815 25,980 28,145 28,578 33,774 47,630 56,290 57,156 61,919 67,548 71,445 84,435 95,260 112,580 123,838 142,890 168,870 185,757 247,676 285,780 309,595 337,740 371,514 619,190 743,028 928,785 1,238,380 1,857,570 and 3,715,140, with no remainder.

Since 3,715,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,715,140, 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).