Q: Is 3,724,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,724,500 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 3,724,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 191 195 250 260 300 325 375 382 390 500 573 650 750 764 780 955 975 1,146 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,910 1,950 2,292 2,483 2,865 3,250 3,820 3,900 4,775 4,875 4,966 5,730 6,500 7,449 9,550 9,750 9,932 11,460 12,415 14,325 14,898 19,100 19,500 23,875 24,830 28,650 29,796 37,245 47,750 49,660 57,300 62,075 71,625 74,490 95,500 124,150 143,250 148,980 186,225 248,300 286,500 310,375 372,450 620,750 744,900 931,125 1,241,500 1,862,250 and 3,724,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,724,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,724,500, 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).