Q: Is 3,719,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,719,640 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 3,719,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 139 223 278 417 446 556 669 695 834 892 1,112 1,115 1,338 1,390 1,668 1,784 2,085 2,230 2,676 2,780 3,336 3,345 4,170 4,460 5,352 5,560 6,690 8,340 8,920 13,380 16,680 26,760 30,997 61,994 92,991 123,988 154,985 185,982 247,976 309,970 371,964 464,955 619,940 743,928 929,910 1,239,880 1,859,820 and 3,719,640, with no remainder.

Since 3,719,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,719,640, 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).