Q: Is 3,721,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,721,950 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 3,721,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 81 90 135 150 162 225 270 405 450 675 810 919 1,350 1,838 2,025 2,757 4,050 4,595 5,514 8,271 9,190 13,785 16,542 22,975 24,813 27,570 41,355 45,950 49,626 68,925 74,439 82,710 124,065 137,850 148,878 206,775 248,130 372,195 413,550 620,325 744,390 1,240,650 1,860,975 and 3,721,950, with no remainder.

Since 3,721,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,721,950, 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).