Q: Is 3,736,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,736,700 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 3,736,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 43 44 50 55 79 86 100 110 158 172 215 220 275 316 395 430 473 550 790 860 869 946 1,075 1,100 1,580 1,738 1,892 1,975 2,150 2,365 3,397 3,476 3,950 4,300 4,345 4,730 6,794 7,900 8,690 9,460 11,825 13,588 16,985 17,380 21,725 23,650 33,970 37,367 43,450 47,300 67,940 74,734 84,925 86,900 149,468 169,850 186,835 339,700 373,670 747,340 934,175 1,868,350 and 3,736,700, with no remainder.

Since 3,736,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,736,700, 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).