Q: Is 3,723,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,723,000 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 3,723,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 73 75 85 100 102 120 125 136 146 150 170 200 204 219 250 255 292 300 340 365 375 408 425 438 500 510 584 600 680 730 750 850 876 1,000 1,020 1,095 1,241 1,275 1,460 1,500 1,700 1,752 1,825 2,040 2,125 2,190 2,482 2,550 2,920 3,000 3,400 3,650 3,723 4,250 4,380 4,964 5,100 5,475 6,205 6,375 7,300 7,446 8,500 8,760 9,125 9,928 10,200 10,950 12,410 12,750 14,600 14,892 17,000 18,250 18,615 21,900 24,820 25,500 27,375 29,784 31,025 36,500 37,230 43,800 49,640 51,000 54,750 62,050 73,000 74,460 93,075 109,500 124,100 148,920 155,125 186,150 219,000 248,200 310,250 372,300 465,375 620,500 744,600 930,750 1,241,000 1,861,500 and 3,723,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,723,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,723,000, 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).