Q: Is 3,742,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,742,380 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 3,742,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 765 1,020 1,223 1,530 2,446 3,060 3,669 4,892 6,115 7,338 11,007 12,230 14,676 18,345 20,791 22,014 24,460 36,690 41,582 44,028 55,035 62,373 73,380 83,164 103,955 110,070 124,746 187,119 207,910 220,140 249,492 311,865 374,238 415,820 623,730 748,476 935,595 1,247,460 1,871,190 and 3,742,380, with no remainder.

Since 3,742,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,742,380, 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).