Q: Is 3,736,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,736,740 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 3,736,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 31 35 41 42 49 60 62 70 82 84 93 98 105 123 124 140 147 155 164 186 196 205 210 217 245 246 287 294 310 372 410 420 434 465 490 492 574 588 615 620 651 735 820 861 868 930 980 1,085 1,148 1,230 1,271 1,302 1,435 1,470 1,519 1,722 1,860 2,009 2,170 2,460 2,542 2,604 2,870 2,940 3,038 3,255 3,444 3,813 4,018 4,305 4,340 4,557 5,084 5,740 6,027 6,076 6,355 6,510 7,595 7,626 8,036 8,610 8,897 9,114 10,045 12,054 12,710 13,020 15,190 15,252 17,220 17,794 18,228 19,065 20,090 22,785 24,108 25,420 26,691 30,135 30,380 35,588 38,130 40,180 44,485 45,570 53,382 60,270 62,279 76,260 88,970 91,140 106,764 120,540 124,558 133,455 177,940 186,837 249,116 266,910 311,395 373,674 533,820 622,790 747,348 934,185 1,245,580 1,868,370 and 3,736,740, with no remainder.

Since 3,736,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,736,740, 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).