Q: Is 3,729,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,729,300 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 3,729,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 150 155 186 300 310 372 401 465 620 775 802 930 1,203 1,550 1,604 1,860 2,005 2,325 2,406 3,100 4,010 4,650 4,812 6,015 8,020 9,300 10,025 12,030 12,431 20,050 24,060 24,862 30,075 37,293 40,100 49,724 60,150 62,155 74,586 120,300 124,310 149,172 186,465 248,620 310,775 372,930 621,550 745,860 932,325 1,243,100 1,864,650 and 3,729,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,729,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,729,300, 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).