Q: Is 3,731,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,731,000 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 3,731,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 40 41 50 52 56 65 70 82 91 100 104 125 130 140 164 175 182 200 205 250 260 280 287 325 328 350 364 410 455 500 520 533 574 650 700 728 820 875 910 1,000 1,025 1,066 1,148 1,300 1,400 1,435 1,625 1,640 1,750 1,820 2,050 2,132 2,275 2,296 2,600 2,665 2,870 3,250 3,500 3,640 3,731 4,100 4,264 4,550 5,125 5,330 5,740 6,500 7,000 7,175 7,462 8,200 9,100 10,250 10,660 11,375 11,480 13,000 13,325 14,350 14,924 18,200 18,655 20,500 21,320 22,750 26,650 28,700 29,848 35,875 37,310 41,000 45,500 53,300 57,400 66,625 71,750 74,620 91,000 93,275 106,600 133,250 143,500 149,240 186,550 266,500 287,000 373,100 466,375 533,000 746,200 932,750 1,865,500 and 3,731,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,731,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,731,000, 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).