Q: Is 3,735,816 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,735,816 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 3,735,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 37 42 56 74 84 111 148 168 222 259 296 444 518 601 777 888 1,036 1,202 1,554 1,803 2,072 2,404 3,108 3,606 4,207 4,808 6,216 7,212 8,414 12,621 14,424 16,828 22,237 25,242 33,656 44,474 50,484 66,711 88,948 100,968 133,422 155,659 177,896 266,844 311,318 466,977 533,688 622,636 933,954 1,245,272 1,867,908 and 3,735,816, with no remainder.

Since 3,735,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,735,816, 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).