Q: Is 3,735,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,735,720 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 3,735,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,153 1,620 2,306 3,240 3,459 4,612 5,765 6,918 9,224 10,377 11,530 13,836 17,295 20,754 23,060 27,672 31,131 34,590 41,508 46,120 51,885 62,262 69,180 83,016 93,393 103,770 124,524 138,360 155,655 186,786 207,540 249,048 311,310 373,572 415,080 466,965 622,620 747,144 933,930 1,245,240 1,867,860 and 3,735,720, with no remainder.

Since 3,735,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,735,720, 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).