Q: Is 3,731,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,731,040 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 3,731,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,591 5,182 7,773 10,364 12,955 15,546 20,728 23,319 25,910 31,092 38,865 41,456 46,638 51,820 62,184 77,730 82,912 93,276 103,640 116,595 124,368 155,460 186,552 207,280 233,190 248,736 310,920 373,104 414,560 466,380 621,840 746,208 932,760 1,243,680 1,865,520 and 3,731,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,731,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,731,040, 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).