Q: Is 3,717,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,717,220 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 3,717,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 29 34 52 58 65 68 85 116 130 145 170 221 260 290 340 377 442 493 580 754 841 884 986 1,105 1,508 1,682 1,885 1,972 2,210 2,465 3,364 3,770 4,205 4,420 4,930 6,409 7,540 8,410 9,860 10,933 12,818 14,297 16,820 21,866 25,636 28,594 32,045 43,732 54,665 57,188 64,090 71,485 109,330 128,180 142,970 185,861 218,660 285,940 371,722 743,444 929,305 1,858,610 and 3,717,220, with no remainder.

Since 3,717,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,717,220, 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).