Q: Is 3,722,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,722,784 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 3,722,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 32 38 39 48 52 57 76 78 96 104 114 152 156 157 208 228 247 304 312 314 416 456 471 494 608 624 628 741 912 942 988 1,248 1,256 1,482 1,824 1,884 1,976 2,041 2,512 2,964 2,983 3,768 3,952 4,082 5,024 5,928 5,966 6,123 7,536 7,904 8,164 8,949 11,856 11,932 12,246 15,072 16,328 17,898 23,712 23,864 24,492 32,656 35,796 38,779 47,728 48,984 65,312 71,592 77,558 95,456 97,968 116,337 143,184 155,116 195,936 232,674 286,368 310,232 465,348 620,464 930,696 1,240,928 1,861,392 and 3,722,784, with no remainder.

Since 3,722,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,722,784, 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).