Q: Is 3,743,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,743,424 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 3,743,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 67 72 96 97 134 144 192 194 201 268 288 291 388 402 536 576 582 603 776 804 873 1,072 1,164 1,206 1,552 1,608 1,746 2,144 2,328 2,412 3,104 3,216 3,492 4,288 4,656 4,824 6,208 6,432 6,499 6,984 9,312 9,648 12,864 12,998 13,968 18,624 19,296 19,497 25,996 27,936 38,592 38,994 51,992 55,872 58,491 77,988 103,984 116,982 155,976 207,968 233,964 311,952 415,936 467,928 623,904 935,856 1,247,808 1,871,712 and 3,743,424, with no remainder.

Since 3,743,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,743,424, 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).